Girls' name · since 1967
Meka
623 babies named Meka in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 623 have been recorded since 1967.
Meka has 623 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #10,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 623 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meka ranks #10,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meka's 623 recorded births place it above 85.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meka splits its recorded history at 1995: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Meka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (213 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Meka's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Meka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
213 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 213 births (34% of all-time use).
How Meka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meka's total volume
Meka by state
Where Meka concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Meka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mekas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Meka 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.