Recorded 1974–1998 Girls' name Peak 1976 101 births

Mikisha — girls' name

101 babies named Mikisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s541990s15

The verdict

101 girls have been named Mikisha since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

101
total births
1974–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mikisha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

13 babies were named Mikisha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Mikisha between 1974 and 1998, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikisha 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 101 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.

Mikisha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

101

Since 1974

25 years of records

Peak year

1976

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1974

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1998

Mikisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1974

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1976)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 19981990198719841982198019771974 7

Mikisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 53% of Mikisha's all-time total
1970s321980s541990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikisha?
101 babies have been named Mikisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1976 with 13 births.
When was Mikisha most popular?
Mikisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Mikisha been used?
Mikisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 25 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Mikisha?
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, 1974–1998 (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.