US rank #1023 Boys' name Peak 2005 12,174 births

Mekhi — #1023 US boys' name

12,174 babies named Mekhi in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s4412000s57792010s47042020s1250
#1023
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Mekhi was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

861 babies were named Mekhi in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekhi

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,174 babies named Mekhi between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mekhi currently holds the #1023 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 861 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekhi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,779 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mekhi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,075 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Mekhi in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekhi 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 12,174 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.

Mekhi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,174

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

861 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,023

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mekhi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
861
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420202016201220082004200019961995 12

Mekhi popularity over time — girls

113 total births recorded since 1999 (Mekhi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 113 births
46810121416 20142012201020082004200220001999 14

Mekhi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,779 births that decade — 47% of Mekhi's all-time total
1990s4412000s57792010s47042020s1250

Mekhi by state

Where Mekhi concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mekhi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,075 8.8%
#2 Florida
879 7.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
854 7.0%
#4 Georgia
842 6.9%
#5 California
708 5.8%
#6 Illinois
632 5.2%
#7 New Jersey
587 4.8%
#8 Virginia
518 4.3%
New York share of Mekhi's total US births 8.8%
Even split

1,075 of 12,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Mekhi appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekhi?
12,174 babies have been named Mekhi since 1995. It currently ranks #1023 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 861 births.
When was Mekhi most popular?
Mekhi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,779 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mekhi most popular?
The top states for the name Mekhi are New York (1,075 births), Florida (879 births), Pennsylvania (854 births).
How long has the name Mekhi been used?
Mekhi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mekhi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekai, Mekhai, Meko, Mekel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2024 (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.