Girls' name · since 1974
Mikesha
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.
- #16,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 283 have been recorded since 1974.
Mikesha has 283 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2008.
- #16,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 283 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikesha ranks #16,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikesha's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Mikesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikesha splits its recorded history at 1989: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Mikesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (134 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Mikesha's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mikesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 134 births (47% of all-time use).
Mikesha by state
Where Mikesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 7 | 2.5% |
7 of 283 births nationwide.
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- Mikesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Mikeshas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mikesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1974–2008 (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 Mikesha 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.