Recorded 1968–1999 Girls' name Peak 1980 216 births

Meshia — girls' name

216 babies named Meshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s501980s881990s71
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Meshia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

15 babies were named Meshia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Meshia between 1968 and 1999, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meshia 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 216 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.

Meshia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

216

Since 1968

32 years of records

Peak year

1980

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1968

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1999

Meshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1968

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1980)
15
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 199919941991198819841980197419711968 7

Meshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
88 births that decade — 41% of Meshia's all-time total
1960s71970s501980s881990s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshia?
216 babies have been named Meshia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1980 with 15 births.
When was Meshia most popular?
Meshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Meshia been used?
Meshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 32 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Meshia?
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, 1968–1999 (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.