Mekhi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- meh-KY
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,169 for boys
Mekhi is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 1,169th for boys in the US (176 babies).
Where does Mekhi come from?
Modern: modern American name, perhaps from Micah
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mekhi a girl's or a boy's name?
Mekhi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 176 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mekhi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Mekhi, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mekhi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Mekhi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 34 | #796 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
How popular is Mekhi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,169th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 176 about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 176 boys in the US were named Mekhi, making it the 1,169th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 781st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 861 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Mekhi than any year since 2000.
Half of all the boys named Mekhi in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 215 boys in the US were given Mekhi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #948, up from #1,169 for this spelling alone.
Mekhi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2024 | 218 | #1,023 |
| 2023 | 223 | #987 |
| 2022 | 239 | #950 |
| 2021 | 272 | #858 |
| 2020 | 300 | #781 |
| 2019 | 329 | #732 |
| 2018 | 459 | #597 |
| 2017 | 474 | #575 |
| 2016 | 428 | #625 |
| 2015 | 423 | #632 |
| 2014 | 454 | #599 |
| 2013 | 521 | #513 |
| 2012 | 529 | #503 |
| 2011 | 544 | #484 |
| 2010 | 544 | #479 |
| 2009 | 623 | #446 |
| 2008 | 673 | #431 |
| 2007 | 621 | #449 |
| 2006 | 616 | #442 |
| 2005 | 861 | #344 |
| 2004 | 826 | #344 |
| 2003 | 688 | #378 |
| 2002 | 406 | #546 |
| 2001 | 303 | #626 |
| 2000 | 163 | #930 |
| 1999 | 193 | #794 |
| 1998 | 154 | #920 |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,703 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
Names like Mekhi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi, Avi, Aarav, Sami, Ayaan, Krishiv, River, Yusuf, Rishi, Arjun, Yahya, Yuvraj
Other spellings of Mekhi
Names related to Mekhi
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mekhi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mekhi, updated 20 October 2026.