US rank #8055 Girls' name Peak 1979 304 births

Eisha — #8055 US girls' name

304 babies named Eisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s551990s502000s742010s312020s31
#8055
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Eisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

15 babies were named Eisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Eisha between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eisha currently holds the #8055 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eisha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eisha 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 304 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.

Eisha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

304

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1979

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,055

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
15
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 202420152006200119931987198119761971 5

Eisha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 24% of Eisha's all-time total
1970s631980s551990s502000s742010s312020s31

Eisha by state

Where Eisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Eisha's total US births 1.6%

5 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eisha?
304 babies have been named Eisha since 1971. It currently ranks #8055 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 15 births.
When was Eisha most popular?
Eisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Eisha most popular?
The top states for the name Eisha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Eisha been used?
Eisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eisley, Eisa, Eislee, Eislyn, and 3 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, 1971–2024 (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.