Girls' name · since 1986
Maesha
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Maesha, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Maesha recorded 11 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2005.
- #53,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maesha ranks #53,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #53,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maesha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maesha splits its recorded history at 2005: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2005
- Peak year (1986)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Maesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Maesha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Maesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Maesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.