Recorded 1973–2008 Girls' name Peak 1991 92 births

Iysha — girls' name

92 babies named Iysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s231990s592000s5
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Iysha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Iysha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Iysha between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Iysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iysha 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 92 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.

Iysha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

92

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Iysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 2008199519931991198719841973 5

Iysha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 64% of Iysha's all-time total
1970s51980s231990s592000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iysha?
92 babies have been named Iysha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Iysha most popular?
Iysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Iysha been used?
Iysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Iysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iysis, Iyssis, Iyshia, Iysiss. 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, 1973–2008 (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.