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Mete

/ˈmit/ · 100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Mete has been given to about 155 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmit/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 153
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mete per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 14
  • Born in 202514
  • All time155
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Mete?

Its best year was 2012, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 6206th. The typical living American called Mete is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Mete

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pete0.81
  2. Merle0.64
  3. Monte0.62
  4. Meyer0.60
  5. Deonte0.57
  6. Tate0.55
  7. Nate0.55
  8. Vicente0.52

Middle names for Mete

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mete Thomas0.80
  2. Mete James0.80
  3. Mete Cole0.79
  4. Mete Wilder0.78
  5. Mete Miles0.65
  6. Mete Paul0.61

Sibling names for Mete

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.82
  2. Neriahsister · 0.82
  3. Seraphinasister · 0.81
  4. Westynbrother · 0.81
  5. Emilianasister · 0.81
  6. Kyrenbrother · 0.80

Where Mete is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mete Wilson0.75
  2. Mete Williams0.75
  3. Mete Walker0.75
  4. Mete Turner0.75
  5. Mete Torres0.75
  6. Mete Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mete

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mete across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.