Recorded 1974–2008 Girls' name Peak 1992 283 births

Mikesha — girls' name

283 babies named Mikesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s1031990s1342000s14
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Mikesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

18 babies were named Mikesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 283 babies named Mikesha between 1974 and 2008, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mikesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikesha 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 283 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.

Mikesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

283

Since 1974

35 years of records

Peak year

1992

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1974

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2008

Mikesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1974

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1992)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 2008199719931989198519801974 6

Mikesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 47% of Mikesha's all-time total
1970s321980s1031990s1342000s14

Mikesha by state

Where Mikesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mikesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
7 2.5%
Florida share of Mikesha's total US births 2.5%

7 of 283 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikesha?
283 babies have been named Mikesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1992 with 18 births.
When was Mikesha most popular?
Mikesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Mikesha most popular?
The top states for the name Mikesha are Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Mikesha been used?
Mikesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 35 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Mikesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mikayla, Mikaela, Mika, Mikala, 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, 1974–2008 (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.