Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Meta

#2,173 most common girls' name of all time · #3,691 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2021

Rank among girls
#2,173
Rank overall
#3,691 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
6,211
Since 2016
44
Peak year
1892 #231
Best rank
#217 1884
Girls Boys peak 127/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Meta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2021 10 — 10 #9,564
2020 5 — 5 #15,089
2019 6 — 6 #13,801
2018 13 — 13 #8,148
2016 10 — 10 #10,116
2014 14 — 14 #8,055
2012 9 — 9 #11,261
2011 8 — 8 #12,154
2009 5 — 5 #17,301
2008 9 — 9 #11,603
2007 10 — 10 #10,819
2006 11 — 11 #9,902
2005 6 — 6 #14,505
2004 6 — 6 #14,180
2003 11 — 11 #9,051
2002 5 — 5 #15,432
2001 5 — 5 #15,354
2000 10 — 10 #9,163
1997 7 — 7 #10,839
1996 5 — 5 #13,520
1995 9 — 9 #8,772
1993 7 — 7 #10,589
1992 10 — 10 #8,065
1991 8 — 8 #9,342
1990 7 — 7 #10,194
1989 9 — 9 #8,041
1988 11 — 11 #6,669
1987 10 — 10 #6,788
1986 8 — 8 #7,751
1985 7 — 7 #8,320
1984 10 — 10 #6,292
1983 9 — 9 #6,707
1982 16 — 16 #4,528
1981 16 — 16 #4,533
1980 13 — 13 #5,246
1979 25 — 25 #3,238
1978 15 — 15 #4,461
1977 16 — 16 #4,236
1976 8 — 8 #6,613
1975 23 — 23 #3,055
1974 14 — 14 #4,230
1973 19 — 19 #3,344
1972 8 — 8 #5,961
1971 17 — 17 #3,652
1970 19 — 19 #3,312
1969 17 — 17 #3,320
1968 18 — 18 #3,060
1967 19 — 19 #2,871
1966 36 — 36 #1,916
1965 32 — 32 #2,064
1964 33 — 33 #2,072
1963 37 — 37 #1,922
1962 43 — 43 #1,734
1961 47 — 47 #1,643
1960 41 — 41 #1,764
1959 42 — 42 #1,695
1958 43 — 43 #1,630
1957 42 — 42 #1,652
1956 46 — 46 #1,561
1955 37 — 37 #1,691
1954 42 — 42 #1,560
1953 69 — 69 #1,164
1952 56 — 56 #1,269
1951 36 — 36 #1,583
1950 38 — 38 #1,496
1949 34 — 34 #1,603
1948 31 — 31 #1,670
1947 34 — 34 #1,633
1946 30 — 30 #1,617
1945 30 — 30 #1,482
1944 31 — 31 #1,456
1943 18 — 18 #2,080
1942 42 — 42 #1,229
1941 47 — 47 #1,065
1940 36 — 36 #1,220
1939 38 — 38 #1,179
1938 32 — 32 #1,288
1937 31 — 31 #1,303
1936 46 — 46 #1,022
1935 44 — 44 #1,040
1934 37 — 37 #1,166
1933 41 — 41 #1,085
1932 43 — 43 #1,082
1931 36 — 36 #1,199
1930 43 — 43 #1,128
1929 46 — 46 #1,079
1928 58 — 58 #974
1927 56 — 56 #1,023
1926 68 — 68 #904
1925 79 — 79 #837
1924 76 — 76 #861
1923 98 — 98 #736
1922 81 — 81 #808
1921 102 — 102 #729
1920 92 — 92 #757
1919 94 — 94 #721
1918 117 — 117 #653
1917 112 — 112 #641
1916 122 — 122 #612
1915 126 — 126 #576
1914 99 — 99 #567
1913 92 — 92 #533
1912 85 — 85 #525
1911 55 — 55 #580
1910 48 — 48 #604
1909 58 — 58 #489
1908 67 — 67 #440
1907 70 — 70 #427
1906 82 — 82 #379
1905 72 — 72 #399
1904 62 — 62 #408
1903 78 — 78 #361
1902 83 — 83 #349
1901 106 — 106 #294
1900 96 — 96 #340
1899 107 — 107 #280
1898 100 — 100 #314
1897 109 — 109 #272
1896 122 — 122 #257
1895 122 — 122 #255
1894 93 — 93 #287
1893 118 — 118 #244
1892 127 — 127 #231
1891 91 — 91 #256
1890 115 — 115 #227
1889 85 — 85 #255
1888 99 — 99 #232
1887 71 — 71 #250
1886 77 — 77 #235
1885 72 — 72 #234
1884 76 — 76 #217
1883 52 — 52 #250
1882 51 — 51 #242
1881 30 — 30 #287
1880 37 — 37 #253