Girls' name · since 1978
Johnisha
Johnisha has 464 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 464
- total births
- 1978–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Johnisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 464 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnisha has been recorded 464 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2006.
- 464 total births
- 1978–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnisha's 464 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Johnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnisha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 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 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Johnisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Johnisha's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Johnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
264 births
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 264 births (57% of all-time use).
Johnisha by state
Where Johnisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 30 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
68 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Johnisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnishas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnisha: Baby Name Since 1978 - 464 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Johnisha 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 July 2026.