Total births
254
Girls' name · since 1973
Iisha
Iisha has 254 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 254
- total births
- 1973–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
254 girls have been named Iisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Iisha has 254 recorded births among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1998.
- 254 total births
- 1973–1998 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
254 girls have been named Iisha since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.
- 254
- total births
- 1973–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Iisha was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
21 babies were named Iisha in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Iisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iisha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iisha at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Iisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998
- Peak year (1977)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Iisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Iisha's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Iisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 111 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iisha? ▼
Iisha has been given to 254 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 21 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
When was Iisha most popular? ▼
Iisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Iisha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Iisha since 1973 -- 26 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Iisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iishia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Iisha's data
- Iisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (111 total births) through the 1990s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1998 (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. "Iisha: Baby Name Since 1973 - 254 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iisha. 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 Iisha 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 July 2026.