Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1981
Arkeisha
Arkeisha has 26 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 1981–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Arkeisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1981.
Arkeisha has 26 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1993.
- 26 total births
- 1981–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Arkeisha since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 26
- total births
- 1981–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
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.
Arkeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arkeisha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arkeisha at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Arkeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Arkeisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Arkeisha's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Arkeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Arkeisha's data
- Arkeisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Arkeisha
Nearby Names Like Arkeisha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arkeisha
Arkie Girl
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Arkisha Girl
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Arkesha Girl
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Arkia Girl
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Arkeria Girl
12 births
Compare Arkeisha side by side: Arkeisha vs Arkie Arkeisha vs Arkisha Arkeisha vs Arkesha
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1981–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arkeisha: Baby Name Since 1981 - 26 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arkeisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arkeisha 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 June 2026.