Fun Facts About the Name Mea
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mea: U.S. records list 1,690 babies given the name Mea from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mea Mean?
Mea is a feminine given name usually treated as a short form or spelling variant of Mia. Mia is a diminutive of Maria, the Latin form of Hebrew Miriam. The original sense of Miriam is disputed; proposed explanations include "bitter," "rebellious," and "wished-for child," so Mea is sometimes glossed with conventional Marian meanings such as "beloved" or "wished-for child" by association rather than by direct translation.
A separate explanation derives Mea from Latin mea, the feminine form of meus, "my" or "mine," familiar from the phrase mea culpa. That is a literal word meaning, not evidence that the name was used in classical Latin. It should be distinguished from the Mia - Maria derivation.
Mea Name History & Origins
Mea is usually grouped with short feminine forms of Maria. Maria is the Latin form of the Greek Mariam, which comes from Hebrew Miriam. In German and Scandinavian usage, Mia became a common pet form of Maria and of names such as Amelia and Emilia. Mea is often treated as a further shortened or altered spelling of Mia; it is found in northern Europe and in English-speaking use, and its history is mainly that of the Mia - Maria family rather than a separate tradition.
Latin mea is an everyday pronoun, not a classical personal name. Its appearance in the phrase mea culpa ("through my fault") explains the word's familiarity but does not connect it to an ancient naming tradition.
How Popular is the Name Mea?
Mea has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #1,763 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,738 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #5,714 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #10,077 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,380 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,873 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,780 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,412 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,121 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,747 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,562 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #3,115 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #2,879 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,337 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 2012 | #2,620 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2011 | #2,827 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2010 | #2,714 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2009 | #2,842 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #2,285 | 86 | 0.0045% |
| 2007 | #2,140 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 2006 | #1,914 | 106 | 0.0056% |
| 2005 | #1,763 | 112 | 0.0061% |
| 2004 | #2,701 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2003 | #2,313 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2002 | #2,282 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 2001 | #3,842 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #5,259 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #6,384 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,580 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #4,200 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #7,428 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,511 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #10,184 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #14,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,849 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #12,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,965 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #9,318 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,731 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,099 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,798 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,080 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,682 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,695 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #4,246 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #4,348 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #6,227 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #6,668 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #7,813 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #8,045 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #7,877 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #6,732 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #6,525 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,298 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,115 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #7,436 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,690 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #6,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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