Meike
Meike is a Dutch and German feminine given name. It is a diminutive short form of Maria.
Meaning & Origin of Meike
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meike is a Dutch and German feminine given name. It is a diminutive short form of Maria.
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The Story of Meike
Meike first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 5 Meikes were born — ranking #8,775 that year. As of 2026, Meike ranks #16,991 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 20 Meikes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Meike
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Meike Babel , German tennis player
- Meike de Bruijn (born 1970), Dutch road cyclist
- Meike Evers (born 1977), German rower
- Meike Freitag (born 1979), German swimmer
- Meike Hoffmann (born 1962), German art historian and provenance researcher
- Meike Kröger (born 1986), German track and field athlete
- Meike de Nooy (born 1983), Dutch water polo player
- Meike Schmelzer (born 1993), German handball player
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About the name Meike
Meike is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Meike's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #8,775. Use the chart and map above to compare Meike's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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