Holding steady.
Popularity of Myeisha since 1973
Babies named Myeisha per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 78 |
| 1980s | 279 |
| 1990s | 525 |
| 2000s | 193 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Myeisha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973, during a period when creative respellings of established names were becoming more common. The name reached its peak popularity in 1993, suggesting it was part of a wave of similar-sounding coinages. Although exact popularity figures are not available (no rank or 1-in-N data), the name's trajectory has remained stable since the 1990s. It has been used predominantly in the United States but with no strong regional concentration. Myeisha reflects the broader American trend of inventing names by blending familiar phonetic elements, a practice that has yielded many distinctive modern names.
Myeisha is a modern American name that emerged in the late 20th century, possibly as a creative variant of names like Aisha or Mya with the popular -isha suffix. It gained modest use in the 1990s, particularly among African American families, but its exact derivation remains unclear.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: My, Mye, Eisha
Sibling names for Myeisha
Names that share Myeisha's style, for a brother or sister.
