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Mekhi

Mekhi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“who is like God?”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
mə-KYE · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Mekhi is generally treated as a modern spelling variant of Michaiah or a form influenced by Michael-related Hebrew names. Its exact pathway is modern and somewhat uncertain.

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How popular is Mekhi?

202465.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mekhi in 2024217

2024 rank#1,023 boys

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188012,287

Mekhi is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Mekhi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Mekhi questions

What does the name Mekhi mean?

Mekhi means "who is like God?". It comes from Hebrew. Mekhi is generally treated as a modern spelling variant of Michaiah or a form influenced by Michael-related Hebrew names. Its exact pathway is modern and somewhat uncertain.

Is Mekhi a boy or girl name?

Mekhi is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mekhi?

217 US babies were named Mekhi in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Mekhi?

Mekhi is usually pronounced mə-KYE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.