Boys' name · since 1997
Mekal
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Mekal, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1997–2003
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Mekal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekal has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2003.
- 17 total births
- 1997–2003 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mekal's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mekal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekal's full recorded timeline at 1999, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2003
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Mekal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mekal's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Mekal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Mekal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1997–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mekal: Baby Name Since 1997 - 17 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mekal. 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 Mekal 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.