Given name
Mekea
“who is like God?”·“a tender woman”
Mekea is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.” Mekea is a variant of Meki. One Croatian interpretation is “a tender woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mekea is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.” Mekea is a variant of Meki. One Croatian interpretation is “a tender woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mekea is a variant of Meki. An origin associated with Meki is Croatian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mekea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mekea’s family of names
Mekea has a related form in Michaela. Mekea has a related form in Meki.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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