Girls' name · since 1974
Amisha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 855 babies named Amisha, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,195 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 855
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amisha is the #12195 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 855 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amisha has been recorded 855 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #12195 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,195 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 855 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amisha ranks #8,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,195 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 855 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,195 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 855
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amisha's 855 recorded births place it above 88.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Amisha compares
855 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amisha's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 855 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amisha's full recorded timeline at 2000, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Amisha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (268 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Amisha's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Amisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 268 births (31% of all-time use).
How Amisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amisha's total volume
Amisha by state
Where Amisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 62 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
62 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amisha's data
- Amisha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Amishas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.