Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1986 89 births

Myeesha — girls' name

89 babies named Myeesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s221990s362000s14
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Myeesha was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Myeesha in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myeesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Myeesha between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myeesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myeesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Myeesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myeesha 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 89 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.

Myeesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

89

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Myeesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Myeesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 40% of Myeesha's all-time total
1970s171980s221990s362000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myeesha?
89 babies have been named Myeesha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Myeesha most popular?
Myeesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Myeesha been used?
Myeesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Myeesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myesha, Myeisha, Myeshia, Myelle, 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, 1975–2001 (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.