Meara is a rare variant of Merry that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Meara is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,091 for girl births in the United States (and #5,449 across all names), given to 53 babies. Meara was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2015 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | #4,265 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #5,496 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #3,872 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | #4,212 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | #3,981 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #3,208 |
| 2018 | 64 | 64 | #2,705 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | #2,863 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #3,172 |
| 2015 | 72 | 72 | #2,519 |
| 2014 | 66 | 66 | #2,673 |
| 2013 | 62 | 62 | #2,798 |
| 2012 | 53 | 53 | #3,156 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #4,211 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #5,203 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | #5,044 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #4,058 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #3,514 |
| 2006 | 45 | 45 | #3,540 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #3,154 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | #3,602 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | #4,278 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | #3,946 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | #4,645 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #3,709 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #4,822 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #3,992 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #3,971 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #5,689 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,499 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,943 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,905 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,530 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,770 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,667 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,805 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,950 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,773 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,212 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,781 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,873 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,772 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #4,120 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,163 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,858 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,275 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,080 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,046 |