Mesac
A Hebrew name meaning "precious" or "highly valued."
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Mesac. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Mesac today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mesac births was 2021 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mesac. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Mesac. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2021
5 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2021 SSA rank
#13,414
Tracked since 2021
Popularity
Mesac: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Mesac by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mesac during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Mesac
The name Mesac has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages and cultures of the Middle East. It is believed to be derived from the Hebrew name Meshach, which was a variant spelling of the name Mishael. This name is found in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible, where it refers to one of the three young men who were thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship an idol.
The name Mishael is composed of two Hebrew elements: "mi" meaning "who" and "el" meaning "God." Thus, the name can be interpreted as meaning "who is what God is?" or "who is like God?" This reflects the monotheistic beliefs of ancient Israelite culture and the reverence for the one true God.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mesac can be found in the apocryphal book "The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Young Men," which is an addition to the Book of Daniel in the Greek Septuagint version of the Old Testament. Here, the name is spelled as "Misach," which is closer to the original Hebrew form.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Mesac or its variants. In the 16th century, there was Mesac Crespin, a French Protestant theologian and author who lived from around 1520 to 1572. He was known for his work on the history of the Protestant Reformation in France.
Another notable figure was Mesac Poirier, a French-Canadian settler and farmer who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was one of the early inhabitants of the region that would become the Canadian province of Acadia (now Nova Scotia).
In the 19th century, there was Mesac Gatchell, an American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1870s.
A more recent example is Mesac Damas, a Haitian-American actor and filmmaker who was born in 1964. He has appeared in various television shows and films throughout his career.
Finally, there is Mesac Wilmat, a Haitian-American soccer player who was born in 1987. He has played professionally in the United States and Haiti.
While the name Mesac is not extremely common today, it has a rich historical background rooted in ancient Semitic cultures and religious texts, and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries.
People
Mesac + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mesac as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mesac: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mesac?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mesac going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Mesac a common name?
We classify Mesac as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mesac most popular?
The single biggest year for Mesac was 2021, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mesac is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mesac in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mesac a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mesac in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mesac still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mesac in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mesac can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Mesac?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Mesac, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.