Mekhi
How to say it: muh-KYE · /məˈkaɪ/
Modern phonetic variant of Micah (Hebrew: 'who is like God?'); popularized in African American communities in the late 20th c.
Mekhi was the 1,037th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 176 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 58% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,401 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,037 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 176 |
| Share of births | 1 in 18,837 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −58% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,401 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Almost entirely a creation of the last forty years, Mekhi crested in the 2000s. It now stands well below that high and should keep easing lower.
What goes with it
Two syllables with a soft opening and a crisp snap, pronounced muh KYE, give it a strong edge. Khi makes a natural short form, while Zakai shares its modern spark.
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mekhi is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
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