Boys' name · since 2015
Meshilem
Meshilem has 165 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,600 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meshilem is the #7600 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 165 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshilem has been recorded 165 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #7600 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #14,137 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,600 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 165 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshilem ranks #14,137 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,600 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 165 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,600 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meshilem's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Meshilem compares
165 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meshilem's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meshilem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 165 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Meshilem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meshilem's full recorded timeline at 2020, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meshilem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Meshilem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Meshilem's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Meshilem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (56% of all-time use).
Meshilem by state
Where Meshilem concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 42.4% |
70 of 165 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meshilem's data
- Meshilem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Meshilems (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Meshilem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Meshilem 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.