Recorded 1968–1991 Girls' name Peak 1990 102 births

Meshawn — girls' name

102 babies named Meshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s411980s311990s16

The verdict

102 girls have been named Meshawn since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

102
total births
1968–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Meshawn was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

11 babies were named Meshawn in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Meshawn between 1968 and 1991, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meshawn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meshawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meshawn 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 102 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.

Meshawn at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

102

Since 1968

24 years of records

Peak year

1990

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1968

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1991

Meshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1968

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 19911989198519821977197319701968 6

Meshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 40% of Meshawn's all-time total
1960s141970s411980s311990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshawn?
102 babies have been named Meshawn since 1968. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1990 with 11 births.
When was Meshawn most popular?
Meshawn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Meshawn been used?
Meshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 24 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Meshawn?
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.

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, 1968–1991 (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.