Recorded 1973–2004 Girls' name Peak 1991 799 births

Ieisha — girls' name

799 babies named Ieisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s941980s2651990s4022000s38
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ieisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

118 babies were named Ieisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ieisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 799 babies named Ieisha between 1973 and 2004, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ieisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ieisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 402 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ieisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ieisha in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ieisha 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 799 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.

Ieisha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

799

Since 1973

32 years of records

Peak year

1991

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1973

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2004

Ieisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1973

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
118
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
050100150 200420001996199219881984198019761973 6

Ieisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
402 births that decade — 50% of Ieisha's all-time total
1970s941980s2651990s4022000s38

Ieisha by state

Where Ieisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ieisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
45 5.6%
#2 New York
30 3.8%
#3 Georgia
18 2.3%
#4 Michigan
17 2.1%
#5 Louisiana
13 1.6%
#6 Texas
13 1.6%
#7 Mississippi
7 0.9%
#8 Florida
6 0.8%
Illinois share of Ieisha's total US births 5.6%
Even split

45 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Ieisha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ieisha?
799 babies have been named Ieisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 118 births.
When was Ieisha most popular?
Ieisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 402 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ieisha most popular?
The top states for the name Ieisha are Illinois (45 births), New York (30 births), Georgia (18 births).
How long has the name Ieisha been used?
Ieisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 32 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Ieisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ieishia. 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, 1973–2004 (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.