Girls' name · since 1994

Myresha

17 babies named Myresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#47,997 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

Myresha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1994.

Social Security Administration records show Myresha recorded 17 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1997.

  • #47,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myresha ranks #47,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#47,997 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Myresha's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Myresha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Myresha's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Myresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 199419951997 6

Myresha by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Myresha's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Myresha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myresha?
17 babies have been named Myresha since 1994. All-time, it sits at #47,997 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
Where does Myresha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myresha ranks #47,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Myresha most popular?
Myresha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Myresha been used?
The SSA has tracked Myresha since 1994 -- 4 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Myresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Myrna, Myrtis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Myresha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–1997 (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 Myresha 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.