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.

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

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meike's 20 recorded births place it above 36% 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

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

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 July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meike?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 20 babies named Meike. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record 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.

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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac. "Meike: Baby Name Since 1974 - 20 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meike. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.