Girls' name · since 1968
Meshia
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Meshia, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Meshia since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshia has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1999.
- #19,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshia ranks #19,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Meshia's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meshia's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1999
- Peak year (1980)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Meshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Meshia's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Meshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Meshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 1990s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
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, 1968–1999 (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 Meshia 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.