Mesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEE-sha
Mesha is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Mesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Mesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Mesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Mesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Mesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 50 | #2,432 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 42 | #2,327 |
| 1981 | 45 | #2,231 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,936 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1977 | 31 | #2,666 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 34 | #2,222 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
Names like Mesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Misha Aisha Sasha Isha Maha Maisha Krisha Alisha Priya Asha Risha Maya
Names related to Mesha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mesha, updated 20 October 2026.