Girls' name · since 1974

Meike

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.

#46,121 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade

20 girls have been named Meike since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Meike has 20 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2010.

  • #46,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 1974
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meike ranks #46,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.

#46,121 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meike's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Meike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Meike's full recorded timeline at 1998, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births.

Meike popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
5 1974199019982010 5

Meike by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Meike's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Meike births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meike? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 20 babies named Meike. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,121 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 5 births.
Where does Meike sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meike ranks #46,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Meike's data

  • Meike's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Meike

Nearby Names Like Meike

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Meike

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Meike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2010 (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 Meike 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.