US rank #10445 Girls' name Peak 2001 848 births

Amisha — #10445 US girls' name

848 babies named Amisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s1601990s1362000s2682010s1632020s43
#10445
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Amisha was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

36 babies were named Amisha in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 848 babies named Amisha between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amisha currently holds the #10445 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amisha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Amisha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 848 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amisha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

848

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2001

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,445

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
36
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219751974 7

Amisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
268 births that decade — 32% of Amisha's all-time total
1970s781980s1601990s1362000s2682010s1632020s43

Amisha by state

Where Amisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
62 7.3%
#2 California
53 6.3%
#3 Florida
6 0.7%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
New York share of Amisha's total US births 7.3%
Even split

62 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amisha?
848 babies have been named Amisha since 1974. It currently ranks #10445 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 36 births.
When was Amisha most popular?
Amisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Amisha most popular?
The top states for the name Amisha are New York (62 births), California (53 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Amisha been used?
Amisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.