Given name & surname
Meka
“of the eyes”
Meka is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “of the eyes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “of the eyes.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 623
- 0 boys · 623 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 900 as a first name in 2020; 865 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meka’s family of names
Meka has a related form in Mekah. In Greek usage, Meka as a surname is a transliteration of Μέκα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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