Meka
Meka is a village near Roingin Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh which is a state in India.
Meaning & Origin of Meka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meka is a village near Roingin Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh which is a state in India.
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The Story of Meka
Meka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 34 Mekas were born — ranking #2,222 that year. As of 2026, Meka ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 623 Mekas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Meka
Meka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 623 births in the dataset. Meka's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #2,222. Use the chart and map above to compare Meka'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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