Meosha
Feminine
Meosha looks like Moesha, the sitcom heroine, with two letters traded, but it was on American records long before that show existed, so the show cannot be its source. Its eo is one of the least predictable letter pairs in English, and here it splits into two sounds, mee-OH.
How old is the name Meosha?
Meosha first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Meosha alive today was born around 1991, making them about 34 years old. About 500 people named Meosha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Meosha most popular?
Meosha peaked in 1993, reaching #3158 nationally. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Meosha
Our Meosha is older than the name it most resembles. Moesha was a television heroine, and Meosha was already on American birth records long before her, so the show borrowed nothing from it and it borrowed nothing from the show. Its own puzzle is the eo in the middle, a pair English reads five ways: ee in people, eh in leopard, oh in yeoman, aw in George, and two separate vowels in Leo. Meosha takes the Leo road, mee-OH-shuh, and gives each vowel its own beat.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Meosha. It reads as a Me- front joined to the -osha ending of Natosha and Keosha, and neither piece carries a recorded sense. The sitcom Moesha came later and is not its source.
Pronouncing Meosha
mee-OH-shuh
Three syllables with the stress on OH, the e and o said separately as in Leo. MAY-oh-shuh is also possible from the letters.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 199336 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3158reached in 1993
- Change vs 2004
- −16.7%5 in 2008, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Meoshas among us
people named Meosha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Meosha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Three open syllables with a clear stress, easy to say once heard.
- Has a record of its own that predates the famous sitcom spelling.
- Rare in its own right.
- Most people will assume it is a respelling of the television Moesha and may write it that way.
- The eo can be read several ways, so expect mispronunciations until the family's saying is known.
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Frequently asked
- How many Meoshas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Meosha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Meosha in 2025?
- Meosha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Meosha with classmates?
- Meosha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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