How Many People Are Named Mesha?
An estimated 1,114 people in the United States have the first name Mesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Mesha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,114
About 1 in 307,679 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1980
55 births
Total Registered
1,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mesha
Mesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,187 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mesha as a female name
Ranked #17,339 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1980 (55 births)
Mesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mesha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 370 babies were registered. Mesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mesha by Decade
How has Mesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mesha by State
Birth registrations for Mesha span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Georgia, Michigan, Alabama. On average, about 19 Meshas were registered per state.
Mesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mesha?
We estimate approximately 1,114 people named Mesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 307,679 Americans share this first name.
Is Mesha a common name?
Mesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mesha most popular?
Mesha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mesha is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mesha a female name?
Mesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mesha Smith, Mesha Johnson, Mesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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