How Many People Are Named Maisha?
An estimated 1,794 people in the United States have the first name Maisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Maisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maisha 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 Maisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,794
About 1 in 191,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1977
114 births
Total Registered
1,904
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maisha
Maisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,904 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maisha as a female name
Ranked #5,367 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (114 births)
Maisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 738 babies were registered. Maisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maisha by Decade
How has Maisha 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.
Maisha by State
Birth registrations for Maisha span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Georgia. On average, about 61 Maishas were registered per state.
Maisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maisha?
We estimate approximately 1,794 people named Maisha 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 191,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Maisha a common name?
Maisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,904 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maisha most popular?
Maisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maisha a female name?
Maisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maisha Smith, Maisha Johnson, Maisha 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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