Mekhi

Boy name

Mekhi has been given to 12,467 babies in the U.S. since 1995. It peaked in 2005.

Meaning & origin /mɛˈkaɪ/

An African-American coinage, popularized by the actor Mekhi Phifer.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,467

Peak year

2005 (868 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1995

10-year trend

▼ -58%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mekhi.

12,481 babies since 1992

12,231 babies since 1915

12,151 babies since 1969

11,986 babies since 1954

11,959 babies since 1954

13,001 babies since 1968

11,898 babies since 1950

13,039 babies since 1975

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