Recorded 1972–2005 Girls' name Peak 1977 181 births

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.

1970s551980s641990s462000s16

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
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Mekia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

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 2005

Total births

181

Since 1972

34 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1972

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2005

Mekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1972

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
46810121416 2005199619911986198219781972 5

Mekia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 35% of Mekia's all-time total
1970s551980s641990s462000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekia?
181 babies have been named Mekia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Mekia most popular?
Mekia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Mekia been used?
Mekia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 34 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Mekia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekayla, Mekenzie, Meka, Meklit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.