Boys' name · since 1991
Meshulem
Meshulem has 127 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meshulem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 127 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Meshulem recorded 127 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #15,868 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 127 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meshulem ranks #15,868 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meshulem's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Meshulem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meshulem's full recorded timeline at 2015, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meshulem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Meshulem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Meshulem's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Meshulem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (48% of all-time use).
Meshulem by state
Where Meshulem concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 44.1% |
56 of 127 births nationwide.
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- Meshulem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Meshulems (56 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Meshulem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Meshulem 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.