Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 1991 7,452 births

Iesha — girls' name

7,452 babies named Iesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s7961980s15861990s44432000s4992010s1012020s20
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Iesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

1,896 babies were named Iesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,452 babies named Iesha between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 1,896 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Iesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 570 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Iesha in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iesha 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 7,452 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.

Iesha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

7,452

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

1991

1,896 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Iesha popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
1,896
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Iesha popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1989 (Iesha as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5678910 19911989 6

Iesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,443 births that decade — 60% of Iesha's all-time total
1960s71970s7961980s15861990s44432000s4992010s1012020s20

Iesha by state

Where Iesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Iesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
570 7.6%
#2 Illinois
530 7.1%
#3 California
434 5.8%
#4 Texas
431 5.8%
#5 Florida
394 5.3%
#6 Georgia
383 5.1%
#7 Ohio
279 3.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
270 3.6%
New York share of Iesha's total US births 7.6%
Even split

570 of 7,452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Iesha appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iesha?
7,452 babies have been named Iesha since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 1,896 births.
When was Iesha most popular?
Iesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,443 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Iesha most popular?
The top states for the name Iesha are New York (570 births), Illinois (530 births), California (434 births).
How long has the name Iesha been used?
Iesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Iesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ieshia, Ieshea. 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, 1968–2023 (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.