Unisex name · since 1972
Meko
Meko has 192 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,084 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
192 babies have been named Meko since 1972, making it today's #9084 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Meko recorded 192 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #9084 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #13,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,084 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meko ranks #13,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,084 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 192 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,084 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meko's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Meko compares
192 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meko's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Meko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meko's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meko popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Meko popularity over time - girls
97 total births recorded since 1969 (Meko as girls' name)
Meko by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Meko's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Meko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Meko's data
- Meko's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meko draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.