Girls' name · since 1976
Yesha
Yesha has 109 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
109 girls have been named Yesha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Yesha recorded 109 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2020.
- #26,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yesha ranks #26,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yesha's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yesha's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Yesha's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Yesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Yesha 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 August 2026.