Girls' name · since 1970
Ieshia
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,650 babies named Ieshia, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,650
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ieshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,650 have been recorded since 1970.
Ieshia has 1,650 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2014.
- #5,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,650 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ieshia ranks #5,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,650 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,650
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ieshia's 1,650 recorded births place it above 92.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Ieshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ieshia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 293 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ieshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2014
- Peak year (1991)
- 293
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ieshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (840 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Ieshia's strongest decade.
840 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Ieshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 198
1970s
198 births
- 1980s
1980s
529 births
- 1990s
1990s
840 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 840 births (51% of all-time use).
How Ieshia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ieshia's total volume
Ieshia by state
Where Ieshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 97 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 88 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 76 | 4.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 54 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 45 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 44 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 43 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 38 | 2.3% |
97 of 1,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Ieshia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ieshia's data
- Ieshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (840 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ieshias (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ieshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ieshia 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 August 2026.