Girls' name · since 1970
Meeka
Meeka has 475 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
475 babies have been named Meeka since 1970, making it today's #11142 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meeka has been recorded 475 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #11142 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #12,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,142 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 475 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meeka ranks #12,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,142 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 475 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meeka's 475 recorded births place it above 83.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meeka compares
475 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meeka's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meeka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 475 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meeka's full recorded timeline at 2003, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Meeka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (165 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Meeka's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Meeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 165 births (35% of all-time use).
Meeka by state
Where Meeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 475 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meeka's data
- Meeka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (165 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meeka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.