Recorded 1977–2001 Girls' name Peak 1977 38 births

Myshia — girls' name

38 babies named Myshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s182000s10
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Myshia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Myshia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Myshia between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Myshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Myshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myshia 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 38 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.

Myshia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

38

Since 1977

25 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1977

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2001

Myshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1977

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20011987198319811977 10

Myshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 47% of Myshia's all-time total
1970s101980s182000s10

Myshia by state

Where Myshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Myshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.2%
California share of Myshia's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myshia?
38 babies have been named Myshia since 1977. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Myshia most popular?
Myshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Myshia most popular?
The top states for the name Myshia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Myshia been used?
Myshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 25 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Myshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mysti, Mysha, Mystique, Mystic, 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, 1977–2001 (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.