Recorded 1972–2023 Unisex name Peak 2013 183 births

Meko — boys' name

183 babies named Meko in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s171990s212000s232010s702020s36
2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Meko was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

13 babies were named Meko in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meko

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Meko between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meko currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Meko is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 97 additional births since 1969.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meko performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Meko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meko 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 183 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.

Meko at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

183

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

2013

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Meko popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
13
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
468101214 2023201920132007199519831972 6

Meko popularity over time — girls

97 total births recorded since 1969 (Meko as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 97 births
46810121416 1995198119781976197419721969 6

Meko by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 38% of Meko's all-time total
1970s161980s171990s212000s232010s702020s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meko?
183 babies have been named Meko since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 13 births.
When was Meko most popular?
Meko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Meko a unisex name?
Yes, Meko is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 183 births, and as a girl's name it has 97 births.
How long has the name Meko been used?
Meko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Meko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekhi, Mekai, Mekhai, Mekel, 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, 1972–2023 (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.