Recorded 2011–2022 Boys' name Peak 2022 27 births

Meilich — boys' name

27 babies named Meilich in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s15
2020s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Meilich was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

9 babies were named Meilich in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meilich

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Meilich between 2011 and 2022, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meilich currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meilich performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meilich shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meilich in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meilich 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 27 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.

Meilich at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

27

Since 2011

12 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2011

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2022

Meilich popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2011

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 2022202020122011 5

Meilich by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
15 births that decade — 56% of Meilich's all-time total
2010s122020s15

Meilich by state

Where Meilich concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meilich
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 100.0%
New York share of Meilich's total US births 100.0%

27 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meilich?
27 babies have been named Meilich since 2011. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Meilich most popular?
Meilich was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Meilich most popular?
The top states for the name Meilich are New York (27 births).
How long has the name Meilich been used?
Meilich has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 12 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Meilich?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meir, Meilech, Meiko, Meikhi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2011–2022 (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.