Boys' name · since 1981

Mekos

Mekos has 10 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1981–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Mekos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1981.

Mekos has 10 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1985.

  • 10 total births
  • 1981–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Mekos's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mekos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mekos splits its recorded history at 1985: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births).

Mekos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 19811985 5

Mekos by decade

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

1980s was Mekos's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Mekos births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekos?
10 babies have been named Mekos since 1981. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Mekos most popular?
Mekos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Mekos been used?
Mekos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 5 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Mekos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekhi, Mekai, Mekhai, Meko, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1981–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mekos: Baby Name Since 1981 - 10 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mekos. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mekos 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 July 2026.