Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mekhi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mekhi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,467
- 12,354 boys · 113 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 868 babies
- 2025
- 176
- #1,174 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 176 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,174 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 861 in 2005. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,714 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mekhi’s family of names
Mekhi may belong to the same name family as MEKKHI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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
If you love Mekhi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
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Rohan
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99% boys · 1% girls