Mekhi
Mekhi was the 1174th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 344th with 861 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 542 places. More babies were named Mekhi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,174 boys, down 392 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 176boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005861 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,467babies recorded
Mekhi popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 113 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,174 | 176 |
| 2020 | #782 | 300 |
| 2010 | #479 | 544 |
| 2000 | #936 | 163 |
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How popular is Mekhi, counting every spelling?
Mekhi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,107 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,174 for Mekhi on its own. Together these spellings went to 176 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekhi | 176 | #1,174 | 1,128 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mekhi?
176 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mekhi (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mekhi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mekhi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mekhi?
About 12,200 people born in the US named Mekhi are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 21. That makes Mekhi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mekhi by state
How common Mekhi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.8×), Alabama (2.8×), Georgia (2.5×), South Carolina (2.5×), Michigan (2.0×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mekhi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mekhi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mekhi
How popular is the name Mekhi?
Mekhi was the 1174th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 344th with 861 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 542 places. More babies were named Mekhi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mekhi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mekhi in the US.
Where is Mekhi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mekhi was most common in Maryland (0.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Georgia.