Girls' name · since 1985
Meenakshi
524 babies named Meenakshi in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,418 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meenakshi currently ranks #3418 among girls' names in America, with 524 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Meenakshi recorded 524 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #3418 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #11,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,418 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 524 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meenakshi ranks #11,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 524 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,418 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meenakshi's 524 recorded births place it above 84.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meenakshi compares
524 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Meenakshi's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meenakshi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 524 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meenakshi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meenakshi's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meenakshi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Meenakshi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (195 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Meenakshi's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Meenakshi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 195 births (37% of all-time use).
How Meenakshi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meenakshi's total volume
Meenakshi by state
Where Meenakshi concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
30 of 524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Meenakshi's data
- Meenakshi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (166) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meenakshis (30 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Meenakshi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Meenakshi 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.