Recorded 1978–1999 Girls' name Peak 1978 34 births

Maiesha — girls' name

34 babies named Maiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s101990s17
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Maiesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maiesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Maiesha between 1978 and 1999, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maiesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maiesha 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 34 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.

Maiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

34

Since 1978

22 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1978

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1999

Maiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1978

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919941992198919811978 7

Maiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 50% of Maiesha's all-time total
1970s71980s101990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maiesha?
34 babies have been named Maiesha since 1978. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Maiesha most popular?
Maiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Maiesha been used?
Maiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Maiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, 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, 1978–1999 (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.