Mekia — girls' name
181 babies named Mekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
181 girls have been named Mekia since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.
- 181
- total births
- 1972–2005
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
35% of everyone ever named Mekia was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Mekia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Mekia
The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Mekia between 1972 and 2005, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mekia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Mekia 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 181 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.
Mekia at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Mekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1972
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2005.
181 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 14 births in a single year.
Mekia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 64 births that decade — 35% of Mekia's all-time total
Mekia decade highlights
- Peak decade 64 births
- Runner-up 55 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Mekia's strongest decade
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–2005 (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.