Girls' name · since 1981
Inesha
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Inesha, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Inesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1981.
Inesha has 112 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2006.
- #25,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inesha ranks #25,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Inesha's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Inesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Inesha's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Inesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2006
- Peak year (1994)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Inesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Inesha's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Inesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Inesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Inesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 1981–2006 (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 Inesha 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.