Boys' name · since 2001

Meshack

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Meshack, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade

Meshack is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 2001.

Meshack has 27 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.

  • #26,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 2001
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshack ranks #26,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.

#26,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meshack's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% 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.

Meshack's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Meshack's full recorded timeline at 2021, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Meshack popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 2001201020212023 6

Meshack by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).

2020s was Meshack's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Meshack births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshack? ▼
Meshack has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,735 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 10 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Meshack sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshack ranks #26,735 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 Meshack most popular? ▼
Meshack was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Meshack been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Meshack since 2001 -- 23 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Meshack? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Meshack

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Meshack: 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, 2001–2023 (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 Meshack 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.