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Meta

Meta: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“strength in battle”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
MAY-tuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Germanic and Scandinavian languages as a short form of names containing the element megin or maht, meaning 'strength' or 'might'. It has also been used independently for centuries.

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How popular is Meta?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Meta in 20240

Peak year1890

Total US babies since 18806,211

Meta was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Meta

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Meta questions

What does the name Meta mean?

Meta means "strength in battle". It comes from Germanic. Used in Germanic and Scandinavian languages as a short form of names containing the element megin or maht, meaning 'strength' or 'might'. It has also been used independently for centuries.

Is Meta a boy or girl name?

Meta is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Meta?

Meta was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1890.

How do you pronounce Meta?

Meta is usually pronounced MAY-tuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.