Girls' name · since 1980

Ikeshia

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.

#35,230 of 72,339
all-time among girls
49
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

Ikeshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 1980.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikeshia has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1996.

  • #35,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 49 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikeshia ranks #35,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#35,230 of 72,339
all-time among girls
49
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ikeshia's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ikeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ikeshia splits its recorded history at 1991: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ikeshia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19801986198919901991199219951996 5

Ikeshia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 59% of the file).

1990s was Ikeshia's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Ikeshia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikeshia?
49 babies have been named Ikeshia since 1980. All-time, it sits at #35,230 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
Where does Ikeshia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikeshia ranks #35,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Ikeshia go back to 1980, giving 17 years of history 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ikeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–1996 (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 Ikeshia 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.