Recorded 1998–2015 Girls' name Peak 2002 56 births

Mekiya — girls' name

56 babies named Mekiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s402010s11

The verdict

56 girls have been named Mekiya since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

56
total births
1998–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Mekiya was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mekiya in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Mekiya between 1998 and 2015, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mekiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekiya 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 56 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.

Mekiya at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

56

Since 1998

18 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1998

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2015

Mekiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1998

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Mekiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 71% of Mekiya's all-time total
1990s52000s402010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekiya?
56 babies have been named Mekiya since 1998. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Mekiya most popular?
Mekiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Mekiya been used?
Mekiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 18 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Mekiya?
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, 1998–2015 (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.