Recorded 2019–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 18 births

Meek — boys' name

18 babies named Meek in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s12
2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Meek was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Meek in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meek

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Meek between 2019 and 2021, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meek performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meek shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meek in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meek at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

18

Since 2019

3 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2019

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2021

Meek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2019

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202120202019 6

Meek by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 67% of Meek's all-time total
2010s62020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meek?
18 babies have been named Meek since 2019. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
When was Meek most popular?
Meek was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Meek been used?
Meek has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 3 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Meek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meer, Meeko, Meet, Meelo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.