Recorded 1972–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 910 births

Myeshia — girls' name

910 babies named Myeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1471980s3151990s3792000s69
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Myeshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

49 babies were named Myeshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 910 babies named Myeshia between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myeshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 379 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Myeshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Myeshia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myeshia 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 910 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.

Myeshia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

910

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Myeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
49
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0102030405060 20072001199619911986198119761972 7

Myeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
379 births that decade — 42% of Myeshia's all-time total
1970s1471980s3151990s3792000s69

Myeshia by state

Where Myeshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myeshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
91 10.0%
#2 Texas
44 4.8%
#3 Mississippi
25 2.7%
#4 Maryland
14 1.5%
#5 Georgia
10 1.1%
#6 Louisiana
10 1.1%
#7 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#8 New Jersey
6 0.7%
California share of Myeshia's total US births 10.0%
Even split

91 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Myeshia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myeshia?
910 babies have been named Myeshia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 49 births.
When was Myeshia most popular?
Myeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 379 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Myeshia most popular?
The top states for the name Myeshia are California (91 births), Texas (44 births), Mississippi (25 births).
How long has the name Myeshia been used?
Myeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Myeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myesha, Myeisha, 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, 1972–2007 (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.