Girls' name · since 1976
Mieshia
149 babies named Mieshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
149 girls have been named Mieshia since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mieshia recorded 149 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.
- #22,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mieshia ranks #22,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mieshia's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mieshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mieshia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% 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 1978 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mieshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mieshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (62 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Mieshia's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mieshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 62 births (42% of all-time use).
Mieshia by state
Where Mieshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 149 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mieshia's data
- Mieshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 1990s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mieshias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mieshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1976–1996 (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 Mieshia 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.