Mekai
Meikai University is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
Meaning & Origin of Mekai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meikai University is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
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Origin & history
The Story of Mekai
Mekai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 36 Mekais were born — ranking #2,902 that year. As of 2026, Mekai ranks #4,038 for baby boys with 27 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 603 Mekais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mekai
Mekai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 603 births in the dataset. Mekai's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,902. Use the chart and map above to compare Mekai'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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