The baby name Mesha is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪʃə/ (MAY-shuh); Sanskrit often /meːʂə/.
The baby name Mesha is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪʃə/ (MAY-shuh); Sanskrit often /meːʂə/.
Mesha is Sanskrit, Semitic in Origin.
Mesha spans Semitic and Indic traditions. In the Hebrew Bible and neighboring Moab, Mesha appears as a personal name - most notably Mesha, king of Moab, commemorated on the 9th‑century BCE Mesha Stele and mentioned in 2 Kings 3; the name also occurs in Chronicles and as a place-name in Genesis. Its Semitic etymology is debated but is often linked to the root y-š-ʿ “to save/deliver,” yielding the sense “deliverance” or “salvation.”
In Sanskrit, Meṣa (transliterated Mesha) means “ram” and designates Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, as well as the corresponding month in Indian calendars; this supports modern South Asian use, typically unisex, sometimes chosen for Aries births. Variants and orthographic forms include Mesha (English), Meṣa (Sanskrit), and Mēša/Meshaʿ in scholarly Semitic transliteration. Related names by meaning include Joshua and Isaiah (Semitic “salvation”) and Aries-themed choices such as Arian.
| Mesha Mesha was a 9th-century BC king of Moab, best known for the Mesha Stele, which he had inscribed and set up at Dibon in present-day Jordan. He is remembered through this important inscription, one of the key archaeological records from the ancient Levant. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #232 | 28 | 7,507 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #431 | 74 | 11,303 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #702 | 27 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #822 | 65 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #830 | 106 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #916 | 44 | 14,742 |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #921 | 5 | 9,057 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #980 | 15 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Mesha is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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