Boys' name · since 1995
Meilech
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Meilech, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilech currently ranks #4617 among boys' names in America, with 316 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilech has been recorded 316 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #4617 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #10,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,617 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilech ranks #10,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,617 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilech's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Meilech compares
316 47th 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
Meilech's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meilech | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Meilech's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meilech's full recorded timeline at 2014, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meilech popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Meilech by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (133 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Meilech's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Meilech births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (42% of all-time use).
Meilech by state
Where Meilech concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 224 | 70.9% |
224 of 316 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meilech's data
- Meilech's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Meilechs (224 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meilech: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Meilech 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.