Mekhi
Mekhi is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mekhi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mekhi is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Mekhi
Mekhi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 861 Mekhis were born — ranking #344 that year. As of 2026, Mekhi ranks #1,120 for baby boys with 193 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 13K Mekhis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mekhi
Mekhi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Mekhi's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #344. Use the chart and map above to compare Mekhi'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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