Meja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEH-yah
Meja is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Meja come from?
Swedish name of unclear origin, perhaps a variant of Maja
Is Meja a girl's or a boy's name?
Meja is a girls' name.
How popular is Meja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Meja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
Names like Meja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maya, Safa, Ayla, Aisha, Ayra, Amira, Mila, Hafsa, Raya, Khadija, Marwa, Layla
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Meja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meja, updated 20 October 2026.