Mekel*
#13,091 most common boys' name of all time · #33,728 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1990–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#13,091
Rank overall
#33,728 of 105,966
First appeared
1990
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
155
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1999 #6,404
Best rank
#5,773 2003
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Mekel first appears in 1990. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,948 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,374 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,771 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,239 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,167 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,018 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,256 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,674 |
| 2007 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,371 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,110 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,777 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,651 |
| 2003 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,773 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,030 |
| 2001 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,022 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,731 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #6,404 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,538 |
| 1997 | 6 | 5 | 11 | #10,105 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,736 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | — |