Girls' name · since 1968
Maisha
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,918 babies named Maisha, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,918
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maisha is the #8001 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,918 recorded since 1968.
Maisha has 1,918 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8001 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #4,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,918 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maisha ranks #4,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,918 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,918
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Maisha's 1,918 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maisha compares
1,918 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maisha's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,918 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maisha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 114 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Maisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (738 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Maisha's strongest decade.
738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Maisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
738 births
- 1980s
1980s
365 births
- 1990s 283
1990s
283 births
- 2000s 230
2000s
230 births
- 2010s 157
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 122
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 738 births (38% of all-time use).
How Maisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maisha's total volume
Maisha by state
Where Maisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 356 | 18.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 220 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 63 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.3% |
356 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Maisha appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maisha's data
- Maisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (738 total births); usage has since declined to 122 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maishas (356 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Maisha 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.