Recorded 1994–2000 Girls' name Peak 1997 24 births

Mekalah — girls' name

24 babies named Mekalah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s5

The verdict

24 girls have been named Mekalah since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

24
total births
1994–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Mekalah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mekalah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekalah

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Mekalah between 1994 and 2000, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekalah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekalah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mekalah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekalah 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 24 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.

Mekalah at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

24

Since 1994

7 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1994

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2000

Mekalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1994

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Mekalah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 79% of Mekalah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekalah?
24 babies have been named Mekalah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Mekalah most popular?
Mekalah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mekalah been used?
Mekalah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 7 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Mekalah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekayla, Mekenzie, Meka, Meklit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2000 (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.