Girls' name · since 1986
Mylisha
42 babies named Mylisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mylisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylisha has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2002.
- #37,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylisha ranks #37,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mylisha's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mylisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mylisha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mylisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2002
- Peak year (1996)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Mylisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Mylisha's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Mylisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Mylisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mylisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1986–2002 (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 Mylisha 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.