Recorded 1977–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 42 births

Inisha — girls' name

42 babies named Inisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s231990s9
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Inisha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Inisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Inisha between 1977 and 1990, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Inisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inisha 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 42 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.

Inisha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

42

Since 1977

14 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1977

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1990

Inisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1977

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Inisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 55% of Inisha's all-time total
1970s101980s231990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inisha?
42 babies have been named Inisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Inisha most popular?
Inisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Inisha been used?
Inisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 14 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Inisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inis, Iniya, Inita, Inioluwa, 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, 1977–1990 (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.