Girls' name · since 1973
Ishia
Ishia has 147 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Ishia since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ishia recorded 147 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2006.
- #22,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishia ranks #22,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ishia's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ishia's full recorded timeline at 1985, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2006
- Peak year (1977)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ishia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Ishia's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ishia's data
- Ishia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1973–2006 (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 Ishia 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.