Meklit
Recorded 2003–2025 · United States
Meklit was most popular in 2017, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Meklit.
Meklit over time
How old is the name Meklit?
Meklit first appears in Social Security Administration records in 2003, which makes it about 22 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 23 of the 23 years since.
How many people are named Meklit?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 506 American births named Meklit between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 502 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Meklit in 2025?
8 American babies were named Meklit in 2025, ranking #18,449 that year.
Is Meklit getting more or less popular?
Meklit is holding steady. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 22 births a year, against 27 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -21% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Meklit a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Meklit is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Meklit?
Roughly 502 Americans named Meklit are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 10 years old, and half are between 6 and 14. That is a narrow band because Meklit is a young name — it only became common recently, so almost everyone carrying it is still a child or a young adult.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org