Recorded 1977–2016 Boys' name Peak 1977 38 births

Mensah — boys' name

38 babies named Mensah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Mensah since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2016.

38
total births
1977–2016
years on record
1970s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mensah was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mensah in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mensah

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Mensah between 1977 and 2016, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mensah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mensah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mensah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mensah 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 38 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.

Mensah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

38

Since 1977

40 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1977

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2016

Mensah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1977

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Mensah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 42% of Mensah's all-time total
1970s161980s122000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mensah?
38 babies have been named Mensah since 1977. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Mensah most popular?
Mensah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Mensah been used?
Mensah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 40 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Mensah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Menachem, Mendel, Menno, Mendy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–2016 (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.