Recorded 1974–2013 Girls' name Peak 1991 269 births

Iyesha — girls' name

269 babies named Iyesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s1041990s1002000s232010s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Iyesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

20 babies were named Iyesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iyesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Iyesha between 1974 and 2013, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iyesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iyesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Iyesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iyesha 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 269 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.

Iyesha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

269

Since 1974

40 years of records

Peak year

1991

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1974

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2013

Iyesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1974

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
20
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Iyesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
104 births that decade — 39% of Iyesha's all-time total
1970s371980s1041990s1002000s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iyesha?
269 babies have been named Iyesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1991 with 20 births.
When was Iyesha most popular?
Iyesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Iyesha been used?
Iyesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 40 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Iyesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iyeshia, Iyeisha. 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, 1974–2013 (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.