Girls' name · since 1987
Mishay
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Mishay, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 1987–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Mishay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishay has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 1994.
- 33 total births
- 1987–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mishay's 33 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mishay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mishay splits its recorded history at 1990: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mishay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1994
- Peak year (1987)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Mishay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mishay's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mishay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Mishay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1990s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mishay: Baby Name Since 1987 - 33 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mishay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mishay 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 July 2026.