Total births
221
US rank #10385 Boys' name Peak 2017 221 births
Mehkai — #10385 US boys' name
221 babies named Mehkai in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10385
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 27% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Mehkai was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
17 babies were named Mehkai in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Mehkai
The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Mehkai between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mehkai currently holds the #10385 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 17 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehkai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mehkai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Mehkai 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 221 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.
Mehkai at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#10,385
Active since
2002
Mehkai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Mehkai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 103 births that decade — 47% of Mehkai's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mehkai? ▼
221 babies have been named Mehkai since 2002. It currently ranks #10385 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 17 births.
When was Mehkai most popular? ▼
Mehkai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Mehkai been used? ▼
Mehkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mehkai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mehki, Mehdi, Mehmet, Mehran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2002–2024 (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.