Recorded 1974–2010 Girls' name Peak 1974 20 births

Meike — girls' name

20 babies named Meike in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s102010s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Meike since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

20
total births
1974–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Meike was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

5 babies were named Meike in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meike

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Meike between 1974 and 2010, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meike currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meike performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meike shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meike 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 20 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.

Meike at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

20

Since 1974

37 years of records

Peak year

1974

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1974

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2010

Meike popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1974

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5 2010199819901974 5

Meike by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 50% of Meike's all-time total
1970s51990s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meike?
20 babies have been named Meike since 1974. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1974 with 5 births.
When was Meike most popular?
Meike was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Meike been used?
Meike has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 37 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Meike?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–2010 (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.