Recorded 1998–2020 Boys' name Peak 2003 40 births

Meki — boys' name

40 babies named Meki in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s252010s52020s5

The verdict

40 boys have been named Meki since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

40
total births
1998–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Meki was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Meki in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meki

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Meki between 1998 and 2020, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meki currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meki performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meki 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 40 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.

Meki at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

40

Since 1998

23 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1998

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2020

Meki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1998

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2020201320062005200320021998 5

Meki by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 63% of Meki's all-time total
1990s52000s252010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meki?
40 babies have been named Meki since 1998. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Meki most popular?
Meki was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Meki been used?
Meki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 23 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Meki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekhi, Mekai, Mekhai, Meko, 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, 1998–2020 (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.