Recorded 2009–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 51 births

Meshal — boys' name

51 babies named Meshal in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 boys have been named Meshal since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

51
total births
2009–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Meshal was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Meshal in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meshal

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Meshal between 2009 and 2022, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meshal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meshal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meshal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meshal 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 51 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.

Meshal at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

51

Since 2009

14 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2009

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2022

Meshal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2009

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Meshal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 80% of Meshal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshal?
51 babies have been named Meshal since 2009. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Meshal most popular?
Meshal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Meshal been used?
Meshal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 14 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Meshal?
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.

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, 2009–2022 (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.