Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1979
Wykisha
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.
- 18
- total births
- 1979–1985
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Wykisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Wykisha recorded 18 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1985.
- 18 total births
- 1979–1985 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Wykisha since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1985.
- 18
- total births
- 1979–1985
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
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.
Wykisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wykisha's full recorded timeline at 1984, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wykisha at a glance
Last recorded 1985Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Wykisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1985
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Wykisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Wykisha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Wykisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Wykisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wykisha: Baby Name Since 1979 - 18 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wykisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wykisha 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 July 2026.