Recorded 1979–1985 Girls' name Peak 1984 18 births

Wykisha — girls' name

18 babies named Wykisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s12
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Wykisha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wykisha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wykisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Wykisha between 1979 and 1985, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wykisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wykisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wykisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wykisha 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 18 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.

Wykisha at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

18

Since 1979

7 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1979

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1985

Wykisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1979

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198519841979 6

Wykisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 67% of Wykisha's all-time total
1970s61980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wykisha?
18 babies have been named Wykisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Wykisha most popular?
Wykisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Wykisha been used?
Wykisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 7 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Wykisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wykesha, Wykeisha, Wykeshia, Wykena, and 1 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, 1979–1985 (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.