How Many People Are Named Iesha?
An estimated 7,131 people in the United States have the first name Iesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Iesha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 1,905 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Iesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,131
About 1 in 48,065 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1991
1,905 births
Total Registered
7,467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iesha
Iesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,467 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Iesha as a male name
Ranked #5,682 in 1991
9 male births in 1991
Peak: 1991 (9 births)
Iesha as a female name
Ranked #11,572 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (1,896 births)
Iesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iesha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,452 babies were registered. Iesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Iesha by Decade
How has Iesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Iesha by State
Birth registrations for Iesha span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oregon, Delaware. On average, about 155 Ieshas were registered per state.
Iesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Iesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iesha?
We estimate approximately 7,131 people named Iesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 48,065 Americans share this first name.
Is Iesha a common name?
Iesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iesha most popular?
Iesha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 1,905 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iesha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iesha a female name?
Iesha is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iesha Smith, Iesha Johnson, Iesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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