Mesa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,425

among girls · ↑1,130 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Mesa · +39% vs 2024

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

47 babies

All-time total

843

#8,457 all-time among girls

First recorded

1972

in Social Security records

Mesa popularity over time

843 babies have been named Mesa since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	27	3	–	#7,396
1980s	24	2	-11%	#6,603
1990s	124	12	+417%	#5,072
2000s	199	20	+60%	#4,044
2010s	302	30	+52%	#3,393
2020s (to 2025)	167	28	-8%	#4,425

Where Mesa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Mesa

Mesa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,425 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 843 American babies have been named Mesa. Its peak came in 2013, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mesa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mesa?

The median living Mesa is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 24. An estimated 800 people named Mesa are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mesa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,425
2024	23	#5,555
2023	25	#5,211
2022	32	#4,435
2021	28	#4,801
2020	27	#4,843
2019	35	#4,127
2018	27	#4,962
2017	27	#5,010
2016	29	#4,808
2015	32	#4,466
2014	30	#4,732
2013	47	#3,393
2012	33	#4,451
2011	24	#5,668
2010	18	#7,124
2009	25	#5,657
2008	18	#7,295
2007	21	#6,477
2006	13	#9,103
2005	20	#6,175
2004	17	#6,991
2003	18	#6,492
2002	17	#6,595
2001	19	#5,998
2000	31	#4,044
1995	11	#7,886
1990	5	#14,419
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
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1960	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mesa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mesa?

The median living Mesa is about 13 years old. Half of all living Mesas are between 7 and 24 years old.

How many people named Mesa are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Mesa are alive in the United States, based on 843 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mesa in 2025?

Mesa ranked #4,425 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mesa?

843 babies have been named Mesa in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mesa most popular?

Mesa peaked in 2013, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Mesa a boy or girl name?

Mesa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mesa rising or falling?

Mesa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mesa become more popular?

Mesa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Mesa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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