Boys' name · since 1995
Mekhi
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 12,354 babies named Mekhi, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,354
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekhi currently ranks #1175 among boys' names in America, with 12,354 babies recorded since 1995.
Mekhi has 12,354 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1175 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #1,068 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,175 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,354 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekhi ranks #1,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,175 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,354 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,354
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekhi's 12,354 recorded births place it above 97.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mekhi compares
12,354 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Mekhi's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mekhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,354 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 861 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mekhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekhi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 12 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 861 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekhi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 861
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Mekhi popularity over time - girls
113 total births recorded since 1999 (Mekhi as girls' name)
Mekhi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,780 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Mekhi's strongest decade.
5,780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mekhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 441
1990s
441 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,780 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,705 births
- 2020s 1,428
2020s
1,428 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,780 births (47% of all-time use).
How Mekhi 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 Mekhi's total volume
Mekhi by state
Where Mekhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,082 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 893 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 861 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 854 | 6.9% |
| #5 | California | | 715 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 640 | 5.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 587 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 528 | 4.3% |
1,082 of 12,354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Mekhi appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mekhi's data
- Mekhi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,780 total births); usage has since declined to 1,428 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mekhis (1,082 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 Mekhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Mekhi 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.