The baby name Meik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced MAYK (IPA: /meɪk/).
The baby name Meik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced MAYK (IPA: /meɪk/).
Meik is Dutch, German in Origin.
Meik is a North German and Frisian masculine name, a regional spelling of Maik/Mike derived from Michael. Ultimately from Hebrew Mikha’el, it carries the theophoric meaning “Who is like God?”, a rhetorical assertion of God’s incomparability. In German phonology, ei gives the “eye” sound, so Meik is pronounced like English Mike.
The spelling gained ground in northern Germany from the mid-20th century, reflecting Anglo-American influence and modernizing trends; it saw most use from the 1970s through the 1990s and remains uncommon elsewhere in the German-speaking world. It appears occasionally in the Netherlands and Scandinavia through cross-border usage. Related forms include Michael (standard), Maik and Mike (German/English), Michel (French/German), Mikael (Scandinavian), Mikkel (Danish/Norwegian), Michiel (Dutch), Mikel (Basque/Spanish), Mihkel (Estonian), and Mikhail (Russian). Note that the feminine Meike is a separate Low German form of Maria, not a variant of Meik.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #414 | 24 | 2,542 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #449 | 649 | 5,697 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Meik is popular in 23 countries — most recent births per country:
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