Is Mesha a boy or girl name?

Mesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,187 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mesha

Recorded 1963–2018 · United States

Mesha was most popular in 1980, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,041 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,187 people named Mesha.

Mesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mesha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,187 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.

Names that peaked alongside Mesha

Where Mesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.6×

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