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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Metta

Gender

Female

Origin

Norse
Pearl

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Metta

Pronunciation

m(et)-ta

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #1723, 25 births); most recent 2021 (rank #11138, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20218
202012
20195
20189
20178
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data