Recorded 1978–2007 Girls' name Peak 1989 132 births

Stesha — girls' name

132 babies named Stesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s771990s322000s10
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Stesha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Stesha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Stesha between 1978 and 2007, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Stesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stesha 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 132 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.

Stesha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

132

Since 1978

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1978

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2007

Stesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1978

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 2007199219891986198319791978 7

Stesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 58% of Stesha's all-time total
1970s131980s771990s322000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stesha?
132 babies have been named Stesha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Stesha most popular?
Stesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Stesha been used?
Stesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 30 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Stesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stephanie, Stella, Stefanie, Stevie, 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, 1978–2007 (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.