Girls' name · since 1969
Meesha
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 363 babies named Meesha, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meesha is the #15286 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 363 recorded since 1969.
Meesha has 363 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15286 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #14,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,286 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meesha ranks #14,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,286 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 363 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meesha's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meesha compares
363 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meesha's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meesha splits its recorded history at 1996: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Meesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Meesha's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Meesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94 births (26% of all-time use).
Meesha by state
Where Meesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 363 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meesha's data
- Meesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meeshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Meesha 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.