Boys' name · since 2002
Mehkai
233 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.
- #12,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
233 babies have been named Mehkai since 2002, making it today's #7035 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mehkai recorded 233 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #7035 nationally today, ahead of 49% of boys, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #12,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,035 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 233 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehkai ranks #12,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,035 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 233 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mehkai's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mehkai compares
233 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mehkai's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehkai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mehkai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mehkai splits its recorded history at 2014: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mehkai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Mehkai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Mehkai's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mehkai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Mehkai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mehkai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Mehkai 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.