US rank #7645 Boys' name Peak 2016 152 births

Meshilem — #7645 US boys' name

152 babies named Meshilem in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s932020s59
#7645
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Meshilem was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

33 babies were named Meshilem in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meshilem

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Meshilem between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meshilem currently holds the #7645 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meshilem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meshilem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meshilem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meshilem 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 152 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.

Meshilem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

152

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2016

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,645

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meshilem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
33
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
010203040 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 17

Meshilem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
93 births that decade — 61% of Meshilem's all-time total
2010s932020s59

Meshilem by state

Where Meshilem concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meshilem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
59 38.8%
New York share of Meshilem's total US births 38.8%

59 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshilem?
152 babies have been named Meshilem since 2015. It currently ranks #7645 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 33 births.
When was Meshilem most popular?
Meshilem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Meshilem most popular?
The top states for the name Meshilem are New York (59 births).
How long has the name Meshilem been used?
Meshilem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meshilem?
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.