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How popular is the name Meshach?

Births per year, rank history and how many Meshaches are alive today.

Meshach (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 4271st in 2024 and given to 4 babies. The name peaked in 2000, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1167th most popular that year. It has declined since 2000; the 2024 figure is roughly 33% of its peak.

The Meshach you are most likely to meet is around 22 years old. Half of all Meshaches born in England and Wales are between 13 and 31, and there are at least 190 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Meshach - on average, only one in every 1,595 such rooms contains a Meshach.

How many babies are named Meshach each year?

0510200020201996: 71997: 41998: 52000: 122001: 42003: 82004: 82005: 112006: 52007: 42009: 62010: 42011: 72012: 32013: 32014: 92015: 42017: 52018: 32019: 42020: 32022: 52024: 4actual

Where does Meshach rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,5911997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 2,0742000: ranked 1,1672001: ranked 2,5872003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,8782005: ranked 1,6172006: ranked 2,8702007: ranked 3,5892009: ranked 2,8372010: ranked 3,8652011: ranked 2,6132012: ranked 4,8052013: ranked 4,6852014: ranked 2,2482015: ranked 3,9082017: ranked 3,4492018: ranked 4,7492019: ranked 3,9372020: ranked 4,6082022: ranked 3,4502024: ranked 4,271

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Meshach per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2024, peaking at about 12 in 2000
Meshach: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Meshach most popular?

Meshach peaked in 2000, when 12 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Meshach?

At least 190 people named Meshach born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Meshach?

Most living Meshaches are between 13 and 31; the most common age is about 22.

Is Meshach becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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