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Girl name

Iesha

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Iesha has been given to about 7,467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 7,301
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Iesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 1,905
  • Born in 20250
  • All time7,467

How popular is Iesha?

Its best year was 1991, when 1,905 babies were given the name, ranking 157th. The typical living American called Iesha is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Iesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kesha0.80
  2. Isha0.80
  3. Ayesha0.79
  4. Tyesha0.79
  5. Alesha0.70
  6. Keisha0.65
  7. Letha0.65
  8. Retha0.65

Middle names for Iesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Iesha Josephine0.84
  2. Iesha Rose0.83
  3. Iesha Louise0.83
  4. Iesha June0.82
  5. Iesha Pearl0.82
  6. Iesha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Iesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Biancasister · 0.76
  2. Ravensister · 0.76
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.76
  4. Codybrother · 0.75
  5. Laceysister · 0.73
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.71

Where Iesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Iesha White0.78
    2. Iesha Reyes0.78
    3. Iesha Nguyen0.78
    4. Iesha Moore0.78
    5. Iesha Lee0.78
    6. Iesha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Iesha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.