Girls' name · since 1969
Meika
Meika has 613 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meika is the #11137 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 613 recorded since 1969.
Meika has 613 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11137 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #10,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 613 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meika ranks #10,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 613 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meika's 613 recorded births place it above 85.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meika compares
613 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Meika's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 613 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meika splits its recorded history at 1999: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Meika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (210 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Meika's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Meika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 210 births (34% of all-time use).
How Meika 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 Meika's total volume
Meika by state
Where Meika concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
10 of 613 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meika's data
- Meika's decade-level peak was the 2010s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meikas (10 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 Meika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Meika 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.