Boys' name · since 2015

Mesai

Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Mesai, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,915 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade

Mesai sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2015.

Mesai has 16 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2015 to 2023.

  • #30,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2015
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesai ranks #30,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,915 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mesai's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mesai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mesai's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mesai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 201520182023 5

Mesai by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2010s was Mesai's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Mesai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mesai? ▼
16 babies have been named Mesai since 2015. All-time, it sits at #30,915 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
Where does Mesai sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mesai ranks #30,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mesai most popular? ▼
Mesai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Mesai been used? ▼
Mesai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 9 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mesai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Messiah, Meshach, Mesiah, Messi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mesai's data

  • Mesai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mesai

Nearby Names Like Mesai

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mesai

Messiah Boy
#208 27,064 births
Meshach Boy
#9951 572 births
Mesiah Boy
#4347 502 births
Messi Boy
207 births
Meshilem Boy
#7600 165 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Bunyon
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Chatman
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Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mesai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2023 (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 Mesai 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.