girl's name
Mescal
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 179
Mescal is a girl's name. In 1948 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1924, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Mescal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1948, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 119 |
| 1930s | 28 |
| 1940s (to 1948) | 12 |
How popular is Mescal?
In 1948, Mescal was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mescal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mescal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mescal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mescal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mescal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mescal
How popular is the name Mescal?
In 1948, Mescal was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mescal a girl's or a boy's name?
Mescal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mescal most popular?
Mescal peaked in 1924, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.