Recorded 1973–2017 Girls' name Peak 1995 657 births

Myiesha — girls' name

657 babies named Myiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s731980s1451990s2972000s1072010s35
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Myiesha was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

67 babies were named Myiesha in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 657 babies named Myiesha between 1973 and 2017, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Myiesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Myiesha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myiesha 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 657 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.

Myiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

657

Since 1973

45 years of records

Peak year

1995

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1973

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2017

Myiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1973

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
67
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
020406080 20172008200119951989198319771973 7

Myiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
297 births that decade — 45% of Myiesha's all-time total
1970s731980s1451990s2972000s1072010s35

Myiesha by state

Where Myiesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Myiesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 5.8%
#2 Mississippi
7 1.1%
#3 North Carolina
7 1.1%
#4 Georgia
6 0.9%
#5 Florida
5 0.8%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.8%
California share of Myiesha's total US births 5.8%
Even split

38 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myiesha?
657 babies have been named Myiesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 67 births.
When was Myiesha most popular?
Myiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Myiesha most popular?
The top states for the name Myiesha are California (38 births), Mississippi (7 births), North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Myiesha been used?
Myiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 45 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Myiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myia, Myisha, Myiah, Myishia, and 3 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, 1973–2017 (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.