Girls' name · since 1975

Iasha

Iasha has 120 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

120
total births
1975–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

Iasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 120 recorded since 1975.

Iasha has 120 recorded births among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2008.

  • 120 total births
  • 1975–2008 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

120 girls have been named Iasha since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

120
total births
1975–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Iasha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Iasha in 1991 - its busiest year on record.

Iasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Iasha's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Iasha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

120

Since 1975

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1975

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2008

Iasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
468101214 197519781981198519871990199219982008 5

Iasha by decade

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

1980s was Iasha's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Iasha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 47 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iasha?
120 babies have been named Iasha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Iasha most popular?
Iasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Iasha been used?
The SSA has tracked Iasha since 1975 -- 34 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Iasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iasia, Iashia, Iasiah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Iasha's data

  • Iasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

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, 1975–2008 (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. "Iasha: Baby Name Since 1975 - 120 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iasha. 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 Iasha 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.