Meara
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning cheerful or lively.
Babies a year
59
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Meara by the numbers
Meara was given to 59 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 72 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean joy
Like Meara, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Meara, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Meara
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