Meztli
In Aztec mythology, Mētztli was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
Meaning & Origin of Meztli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Aztec mythology, Mētztli was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
The Story of Meztli
Meztli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 21 Meztlis were born — ranking #6,015 that year. As of 2026, Meztli ranks #7,527 for baby girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 353 Meztlis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Meztli
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About the name Meztli
Meztli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 353 births in the dataset. Meztli's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #6,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Meztli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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