Meko
The Story of Meko
As a girl name
American parents first put Meko on the record books as a girl name in 1969, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 14 Mekos were born — ranking #4,155 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 74% of all recorded Mekos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 97 Mekos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Meko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 13 births, good for #6,240 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Mekos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 183 Mekos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Meko
Meko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 183 births in the dataset. Meko's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #6,240. Use the chart and map above to compare Meko'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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