Is Mesa a boy or girl name?

Mesa is a girl’s name. Of the 843 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mesa

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Mesa was most popular in 2013, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,805 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 843 people named Mesa.

Mesa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mesa’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mesa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mesa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 843 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org