Recorded 1970–2014 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,650 births

Ieshia — girls' name

1,650 babies named Ieshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1981980s5291990s8402000s782010s5
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ieshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

293 babies were named Ieshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ieshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,650 babies named Ieshia between 1970 and 2014, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ieshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 293 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ieshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 840 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ieshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ieshia in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ieshia 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 1,650 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.

Ieshia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,650

Since 1970

45 years of records

Peak year

1991

293 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1970

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ieshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1970

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1991)
293
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Ieshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
840 births that decade — 51% of Ieshia's all-time total
1970s1981980s5291990s8402000s782010s5

Ieshia by state

Where Ieshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ieshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
97 5.9%
#2 Texas
88 5.3%
#3 Illinois
77 4.7%
#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%
Georgia share of Ieshia's total US births 5.9%
Even split

97 of 1,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Ieshia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ieshia?
1,650 babies have been named Ieshia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1991 with 293 births.
When was Ieshia most popular?
Ieshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 840 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ieshia most popular?
The top states for the name Ieshia are Georgia (97 births), Texas (88 births), Illinois (77 births).
How long has the name Ieshia been used?
Ieshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 45 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ieshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iesha, 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, 1970–2014 (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.