Girls' name · since 1974
Iyesha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Iyesha, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
269 girls have been named Iyesha since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Iyesha recorded 269 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2013.
- #16,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyesha ranks #16,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Iyesha's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iyesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iyesha splits its recorded history at 1989: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iyesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2013
- Peak year (1991)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Iyesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (104 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Iyesha's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Iyesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 104 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Iyesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Iyesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1974–2013 (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 Iyesha 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.