Recorded 1977–1989 Girls' name Peak 1984 26 births

Arkesha — girls' name

26 babies named Arkesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s15
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Arkesha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arkesha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arkesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Arkesha between 1977 and 1989, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arkesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arkesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arkesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arkesha 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.

Arkesha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

26

Since 1977

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1977

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1989

Arkesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1977

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1989198419781977 5

Arkesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 58% of Arkesha's all-time total
1970s111980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arkesha?
26 babies have been named Arkesha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Arkesha most popular?
Arkesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Arkesha been used?
Arkesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 13 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Arkesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arkie, Arkisha, Arkeisha, 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, 1977–1989 (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.