Is Maisha a boy or girl name?

Maisha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,918 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Maisha

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Maisha was most popular in 1977, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,877 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,918 people named Maisha.

Maisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maisha’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,918 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Maisha

Where Maisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org