Girls' name · since 1972
Mesa
843 babies named Mesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 843
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
843 babies have been named Mesa since 1972, making it today's #4389 girls' name.
Mesa has 843 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4389 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #8,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,389 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 843 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesa ranks #8,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,389 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 843 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 843
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mesa's 843 recorded births place it above 88.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Mesa compares
843 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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
Mesa's all-time total is 124% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mesa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 843 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mesa's full recorded timeline at 2004, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mesa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (302 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Mesa's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 302 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mesa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mesa's total volume
Mesa by state
Where Mesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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What to do with Mesa's data
- Mesa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (302 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mesas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Mesa 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.