Girls' name · since 1987
Mikeshia
Mikeshia has 59 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikeshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 59 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikeshia has been recorded 59 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1995.
- #33,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikeshia ranks #33,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikeshia's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Mikeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikeshia splits its recorded history at 1991: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1995
- Peak year (1994)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Mikeshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Mikeshia's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Mikeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (76% of all-time use).
Mikeshia by state
Where Mikeshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 8.5% |
5 of 59 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Mikeshias (5 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 Mikeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1987–1995 (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 Mikeshia 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.