How Many People Are Named Myisha?
An estimated 1,464 people in the United States have the first name Myisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Myisha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Myisha 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 Myisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,464
About 1 in 234,122 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1980
77 births
Total Registered
1,551
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Myisha
Myisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,551 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Myisha as a female name
Ranked #12,806 in 2013
8 female births in 2013
Peak: 1980 (77 births)
Myisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Myisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 599 babies were registered. Myisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Myisha by Decade
How has Myisha 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.
Myisha by State
Birth registrations for Myisha span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina. On average, about 43 Myishas were registered per state.
Myisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Myisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Myisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Myisha?
We estimate approximately 1,464 people named Myisha 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 234,122 Americans share this first name.
Is Myisha a common name?
Myisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,551 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Myisha most popular?
Myisha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Myisha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Myisha a female name?
Myisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Myisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Myisha Smith, Myisha Johnson, Myisha 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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