How Many People Are Named Meshach?
An estimated 554 people in the United States have the first name Meshach. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Meshach peaked in popularity in 1994 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meshach 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 Meshach paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
554
About 1 in 618,690 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1994
32 births
Total Registered
565
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meshach
Meshach is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 565 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Meshach as a male name
Ranked #6,340 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (32 births)
Meshach: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meshach span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 211 babies were registered. Meshach has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meshach by Decade
How has Meshach 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.
Meshach + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meshach as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meshach: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meshach?
We estimate approximately 554 people named Meshach 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 618,690 Americans share this first name.
Is Meshach a common name?
Meshach is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 565 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meshach most popular?
Meshach reached peak popularity in 1994, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meshach is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meshach a male name?
Meshach is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meshach Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meshach Smith, Meshach Johnson, Meshach 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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