Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Meshulam 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 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meshulam through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 6 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 boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meshulam’s family of names
Meshulam may belong to the same name family as MESHULLAM. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Meshulam
- Zusha of HanipolUkrainian rabbi1719–1800
- Meshulam NahariIsraeli politicianborn 1951
- Meshulam RiklisTurkish-born U.S.-based Israeli businessman and art collector1923–2019
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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