Girls' name · since 1973
Mekesha
86 babies named Mekesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 86
- total births
- 1973–1983
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Mekesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Mekesha recorded 86 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1983.
- 86 total births
- 1973–1983 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mekesha's 86 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mekesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekesha's full recorded timeline at 1979, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1983
- Peak year (1981)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mekesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Mekesha's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Mekesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (57% of all-time use).
Mekesha by state
Where Mekesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.8% |
5 of 86 births nationwide.
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- Mekesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1980s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mekeshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mekesha: Baby Name Since 1973 - 86 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mekesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mekesha 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 July 2026.