Recorded 1980–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 24 births

Jesha — girls' name

24 babies named Jesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

24 girls have been named Jesha since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

24
total births
1980–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Jesha between 1980 and 1995, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesha 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 24 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.

Jesha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

24

Since 1980

16 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1980

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1995

Jesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1980

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Jesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 58% of Jesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesha?
24 babies have been named Jesha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Jesha most popular?
Jesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Jesha been used?
Jesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 16 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Jesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, 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, 1980–1995 (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.