Recorded 1970–2023 Girls' name Peak 1991 2,552 births

Miesha — girls' name

2,552 babies named Miesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, 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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1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Miesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

187 babies were named Miesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,552 babies named Miesha between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 187 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 905 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Miesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 418 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Miesha in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miesha 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 2,552 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.

Miesha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,552

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1991

187 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Miesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
187
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Miesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
905 births that decade — 35% of Miesha's all-time total
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Miesha by state

Where Miesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Miesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
418 16.4%
#2 Texas
138 5.4%
#3 Florida
71 2.8%
#4 Georgia
68 2.7%
#5 Illinois
65 2.5%
#6 Louisiana
58 2.3%
#7 Ohio
46 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
41 1.6%
California share of Miesha's total US births 16.4%
Even split

418 of 2,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Miesha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miesha?
2,552 babies have been named Miesha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 187 births.
When was Miesha most popular?
Miesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 905 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Miesha most popular?
The top states for the name Miesha are California (418 births), Texas (138 births), Florida (71 births).
How long has the name Miesha been used?
Miesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Miesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mieko, Mieke, Miette, Mieka, 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, 1970–2023 (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.