Girls' name · since 1998
Mekhia
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 247 babies named Mekhia, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekhia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 247 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekhia has been recorded 247 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- #17,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekhia ranks #17,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekhia's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mekhia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekhia's full recorded timeline at 2006, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2004)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Mekhia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (184 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Mekhia's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Mekhia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 184 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Mekhia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mekhia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1998–2023 (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 Mekhia 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.