Girls' name · since 1976
Amesha
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 323 babies named Amesha, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 323
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 323 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amesha has been recorded 323 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2010.
- #15,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 323 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amesha ranks #15,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 323 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 323
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amesha's 323 recorded births place it above 78.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Amesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amesha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2010
- Peak year (1986)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Amesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (152 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Amesha's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Amesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 152 births (47% of all-time use).
Amesha by state
Where Amesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 323 births nationwide.
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What to do with Amesha's data
- Amesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ameshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.