Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1977 88 births

Ikesha — girls' name

88 babies named Ikesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s541990s5
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ikesha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ikesha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ikesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Ikesha between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ikesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ikesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ikesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ikesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ikesha 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 88 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.

Ikesha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

88

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1977

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Ikesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 1993198619841982198019781975 5

Ikesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 61% of Ikesha's all-time total
1970s291980s541990s5

Ikesha by state

Where Ikesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ikesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.7%
New York share of Ikesha's total US births 5.7%

5 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikesha?
88 babies have been named Ikesha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 12 births.
When was Ikesha most popular?
Ikesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Ikesha most popular?
The top states for the name Ikesha are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ikesha been used?
Ikesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Ikesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ikea, Ikeya, Ikeisha, Ikeria, and 4 more. 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, 1975–1993 (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.