Recorded 1994–1997 Girls' name Peak 1995 17 births

Myresha — girls' name

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.

1990s17
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Myresha was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

6 babies were named Myresha in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Myresha between 1994 and 1997, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myresha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myresha 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 17 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.

Myresha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

17

Since 1994

4 years of records

Peak year

1995

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1994

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1997

Myresha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 199719951994 5

Myresha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 100% of Myresha's all-time total
1990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myresha?
17 babies have been named Myresha since 1994. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
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?
Myresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 4 years of data through 1997.
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.

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, 1994–1997 (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.