Girls' name · since 1973
Myiesha
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.
- #9,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myiesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 657 recorded since 1973.
Myiesha has 657 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2017.
- #9,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 657 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myiesha ranks #9,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 657 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myiesha's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Myiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myiesha splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Myiesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (297 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Myiesha's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Myiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
297 births
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 297 births (45% of all-time use).
How Myiesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Myiesha's total volume
Myiesha by state
Where Myiesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| 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% |
38 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Myiesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Myieshas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myiesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Myiesha 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 August 2026.