Mesha

#6,288 most common girls' name of all time · #10,613 across all names · 0% boys / 100% girls · used 1963–2018

Rank among girls

#6,288

Rank overall

#10,613 of 105,966

First appeared

1963

Years on the list

50 of 146

All-time

1,187

Since 2016

Peak year

1980 #1,953

Best rank

#1,953 1980

Girls Boys peak 55/yr

Mesha first appears in 1963. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2018	5	—	5	#16,097
2014	5	—	5	#16,983
2012	8	—	8	#12,440
2011	5	—	5	#17,227
2010	7	—	7	#13,733
2009	9	—	9	#11,668
2008	13	—	13	#9,077
2007	8	—	8	#12,914
2006	13	—	13	#8,851
2005	15	—	15	#7,600
2004	12	—	12	#8,856
2003	6	—	6	#14,219
2002	12	—	12	#8,409
2001	12	—	12	#8,335
2000	18	—	18	#6,033
1999	8	—	8	#10,608
1998	22	—	22	#4,857
1997	22	—	22	#4,719
1996	23	—	23	#4,505
1995	18	—	18	#5,311
1994	35	—	35	#3,269
1993	36	—	36	#3,190
1992	36	—	36	#3,178
1991	38	—	38	#3,015
1990	50	—	50	#2,452
1989	40	—	40	#2,793
1988	29	—	29	#3,352
1987	37	—	37	#2,698
1986	22	—	22	#3,840
1985	27	—	27	#3,293
1984	39	—	39	#2,449
1983	34	—	34	#2,639
1982	42	—	42	#2,356
1981	45	—	45	#2,254
1980	55	—	55	#1,953
1979	44	—	44	#2,244
1978	43	—	43	#2,183
1977	31	—	31	#2,699
1976	42	—	42	#2,090
1975	25	—	25	#2,947
1974	44	—	44	#1,957
1973	21	—	21	#3,211
1972	34	—	34	#2,266
1971	19	—	19	#3,494
1970	30	—	30	#2,518
1969	12	—	12	#4,392
1968	11	—	11	#4,456
1967	11	—	11	#4,284
1966	6	—	6	#6,435
1963	8	—	8	#5,289