Boys' name · since 1970
Mahesh
Mahesh has 214 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahesh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 214 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Mahesh recorded 214 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2017.
- #12,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahesh ranks #12,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahesh's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mahesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahesh splits its recorded history at 1993: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mahesh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Mahesh's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mahesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (31% of all-time use).
Mahesh by state
Where Mahesh concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 214 births nationwide.
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- Mahesh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maheshs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1970–2017 (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 Mahesh 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.