Recorded 1973–2012 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,088 births

Myeisha — girls' name

1,088 babies named Myeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s2791990s5252000s1932010s13
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Myeisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

82 babies were named Myeisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,088 babies named Myeisha between 1973 and 2012, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myeisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Myeisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Myeisha in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myeisha 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 1,088 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.

Myeisha at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,088

Since 1973

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1973

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2012

Myeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1973

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1993)
82
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Myeisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
525 births that decade — 48% of Myeisha's all-time total
1970s781980s2791990s5252000s1932010s13

Myeisha by state

Where Myeisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myeisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
95 8.7%
#2 Louisiana
28 2.6%
#3 Texas
24 2.2%
#4 Maryland
22 2.0%
#5 Georgia
19 1.7%
#6 Illinois
18 1.7%
#7 Mississippi
16 1.5%
#8 Ohio
12 1.1%
California share of Myeisha's total US births 8.7%
Even split

95 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Myeisha appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myeisha?
1,088 babies have been named Myeisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1993 with 82 births.
When was Myeisha most popular?
Myeisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Myeisha most popular?
The top states for the name Myeisha are California (95 births), Louisiana (28 births), Texas (24 births).
How long has the name Myeisha been used?
Myeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 40 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Myeisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myesha, Myeshia, Myelle, Myeasha, 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, 1973–2012 (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.