Girls' name · since 1973

Meshonda

Meshonda has 15 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

15
total births
1973–1975
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

15 girls have been named Meshonda since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Meshonda recorded 15 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1975.

  • 15 total births
  • 1973–1975 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meshonda's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Meshonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Meshonda splits its recorded history at 1974: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births).

Meshonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1973)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 197319741975 5

Meshonda by decade

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

1970s was Meshonda's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Meshonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshonda?
Meshonda has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 5 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Meshonda most popular?
Meshonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Meshonda been used?
Meshonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 3 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Meshonda?
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 July 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, 1973–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Meshonda: Baby Name Since 1973 - 15 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meshonda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Meshonda 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 July 2026.