US rank #11264 Girls' name Peak 1990 358 births

Meesha — #11264 US girls' name

358 babies named Meesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s481980s841990s942000s292010s572020s41
#11264
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Meesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

21 babies were named Meesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Meesha between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meesha currently holds the #11264 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 358 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meesha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

358

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

1990

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,264

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
21
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0510152025 20242018201019991992198619791969 5

Meesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 26% of Meesha's all-time total
1960s51970s481980s841990s942000s292010s572020s41

Meesha by state

Where Meesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.4%
California share of Meesha's total US births 1.4%

5 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meesha?
358 babies have been named Meesha since 1969. It currently ranks #11264 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 21 births.
When was Meesha most popular?
Meesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Meesha most popular?
The top states for the name Meesha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meesha been used?
Meesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meena, Meegan, Meela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.