US rank #10226 Boys' name Peak 2015 127 births

Meshulem — #10226 US boys' name

127 babies named Meshulem in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s252010s612020s31
#10226
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Meshulem was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

12 babies were named Meshulem in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meshulem

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Meshulem between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meshulem currently holds the #10226 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meshulem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meshulem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meshulem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meshulem 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 127 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.

Meshulem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

127

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2015

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,226

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meshulem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
12
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 2024202020172014200720011991 5

Meshulem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
61 births that decade — 48% of Meshulem's all-time total
1990s102000s252010s612020s31

Meshulem by state

Where Meshulem concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meshulem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
56 44.1%
New York share of Meshulem's total US births 44.1%

56 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meshulem?
127 babies have been named Meshulem since 1991. It currently ranks #10226 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 12 births.
When was Meshulem most popular?
Meshulem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Meshulem most popular?
The top states for the name Meshulem are New York (56 births).
How long has the name Meshulem been used?
Meshulem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meshulem?
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, 1991–2024 (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.