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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mesha

Mesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1948th; the most babies were born in 1980 (55). More babies were named Mesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198055 babies
Total since 1880
1,187babies recorded

Mesha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,4667
2000#6,13918
1990#2,45550
1980#1,95555
1970#2,49230
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Mesha, counting every spelling?

Mesha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Mesha?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Mesha are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 33 and 48. That makes Mesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Mesha by state

How common Mesha was among girls born in each state in 1978–1982, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mesha, girls, 1978–1982. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Mesha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mesha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Mesha

How popular is the name Mesha?

Mesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1948th; the most babies were born in 1980 (55). More babies were named Mesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Mesha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,187 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Mesha most popular?

In 1978–1982, Mesha was most common in North Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.