Boys' name · since 1998
Mekhai
538 babies named Mekhai in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
538 babies have been named Mekhai since 1998, making it today's #6327 boys' name.
Mekhai has 538 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6327 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,549 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 538 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekhai ranks #7,549 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 538 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mekhai's 538 recorded births place it above 83.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mekhai compares
538 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mekhai's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mekhai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 538 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mekhai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mekhai splits its recorded history at 2012: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mekhai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mekhai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Mekhai's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mekhai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (43% of all-time use).
How Mekhai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mekhai's total volume
Mekhai by state
Where Mekhai concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
26 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mekhai's data
- Mekhai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mekhais (26 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mekhai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Mekhai 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.