UK girl's name
Meja
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Meja is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Meja popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 10 births.
This profile covers 68 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2006 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 68 living people in the UK are called Meja. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Meja ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 10 girls were registered as Meja.
- • About 68 living people in the UK are estimated to have Meja as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2017
10 births
Estimated living
68
2026
Popularity
Meja over time
The chart below shows babies named Meja registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Meja, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Meja by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Meja was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3670 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4190 | 45 | 8 |
| 2000s | #4826 | 11 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Meja
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Meja: questions and answers
How popular is the name Meja in the UK right now?
In 2024, Meja was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Meja most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 10 babies registered as Meja in England and Wales.
How many people are called Meja in the UK?
A total of 68 babies have been registered as Meja across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.