Recorded 1980–1996 Girls' name Peak 1980 49 births

Ikeshia — girls' name

49 babies named Ikeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s29
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ikeshia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ikeshia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ikeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Ikeshia between 1980 and 1996, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ikeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ikeshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ikeshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ikeshia 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 49 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.

Ikeshia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

49

Since 1980

17 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1980

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1996

Ikeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1980

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19961995199219911990198919861980 7

Ikeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 59% of Ikeshia's all-time total
1980s201990s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikeshia?
49 babies have been named Ikeshia since 1980. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Ikeshia most popular?
Ikeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Ikeshia been used?
Ikeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 17 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Ikeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ikea, Ikeya, Ikesha, Ikeisha, 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, 1980–1996 (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.