Mesha
- Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682
- Peak · girls
- 1980 · 55 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,187since 1963
Mesha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Mesha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 |
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| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 |
| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 |
| 1997 | #4,660 | 22 |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 |
| 1994 | #3,234 | 35 |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 50 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 |
| 1984 | #2,421 | 39 |
| 1983 | #2,595 | 34 |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,936 | 55 |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 |
| 1978 | #2,159 | 43 |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 |
| 1974 | #1,937 | 44 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 |
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| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
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First appearance
1963
The first year at least five girls were named Mesha! It came in at #4,896, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1965, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Mesha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Mesha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1963
- Peaked 1980 at #1,936 (55 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 30,187
- Highest: 1 in 30,187 girls born in 1980 were named Mesha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 340,215 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 31.2% of all girls named Mesha (370) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 | #4,053 (1967) | #4,636 |
| 1970s | 333 | #1,937 (1974) | #2,509 |
| 1980s | 370 | #1,936 (1980) | #2,725 |
| 1990s | 288 | #2,437 (1990) | #4,444 |
| 2000s | 118 | #5,937 (2000) | #9,429 |
| 2010s | 30 | #12,199 (2012) | #14,921 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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