Boys' name · since 2011
Meilich
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Meilich, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Meilich sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 2011.
Meilich has 27 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2022.
- #26,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilich ranks #26,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Meilich's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Meilich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meilich's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meilich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Meilich by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Meilich's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Meilich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
Meilich by state
Where Meilich concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 100.0% |
27 of 27 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Meilichs (27 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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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, 2011–2022 (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 Meilich 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.