Recorded 1981–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 26 births

Arkeisha — girls' name

26 babies named Arkeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s10
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Arkeisha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Arkeisha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arkeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Arkeisha between 1981 and 1993, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arkeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arkeisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arkeisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arkeisha 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 26 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.

Arkeisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

26

Since 1981

13 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1981

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1993

Arkeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1981

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Arkeisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 62% of Arkeisha's all-time total
1980s161990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arkeisha?
26 babies have been named Arkeisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Arkeisha most popular?
Arkeisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Arkeisha been used?
Arkeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 13 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Arkeisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arkie, Arkisha, Arkesha, Arkia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–1993 (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.