Total births
179
Girls' name · since 1914
Mescal
179 babies named Mescal in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 179
- total births
- 1914–1948
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Mescal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 179 recorded since 1914.
Mescal has 179 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1948.
- 179 total births
- 1914–1948 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
179 girls have been named Mescal since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1948.
- 179
- total births
- 1914–1948
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Mescal was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
22 babies were named Mescal in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Mescal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mescal's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mescal at a glance
Last recorded 1948Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Mescal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1948
- Peak year (1924)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Mescal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Mescal's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Mescal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mescal? ▼
179 babies have been named Mescal since 1914. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1924 with 22 births.
When was Mescal most popular? ▼
Mescal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Mescal been used? ▼
Records for Mescal go back to 1914, giving 35 years of history through 1948.
What names are similar to Mescal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mesha, Messiah, Mesa, Meshell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Mescal's data
- Mescal's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mescal
Nearby Names Like Mescal
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mescal
Mesha Girl
1,187 births
Messiah Girl
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Mesa Girl
#5483 843 births
Meshell Girl
497 births
Meshelle Girl
310 births
Compare Mescal side by side: Mescal vs Mesha Mescal vs Messiah Mescal vs Mesa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mescal: Baby Name Since 1914 - 179 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mescal. 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 Mescal 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 June 2026.