Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mesha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,187
- 0 boys · 1,187 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,226 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mesha’s family of names
Mesha may belong to the same name family as MESSHA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Mesha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Melisa
Melisa is a feminine given name from Greek. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.
>99% girls
Trisha
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>99% girls
Misha
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20% boys · 80% girls
Keysha
>99% girls
Keisha
“of the spice tree”
>99% girls
Meghan
Meghan is a feminine given name from Welsh.
>99% girls
Misty
“covered with dew; of the mists”
>99% girls
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls