Recorded 1971–2005 Girls' name Peak 1978 457 births

Camesha — girls' name

457 babies named Camesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1531980s1591990s1332000s12
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Camesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

26 babies were named Camesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 457 babies named Camesha between 1971 and 2005, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Camesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Camesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Camesha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 457 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Camesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

457

Since 1971

35 years of records

Peak year

1978

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1971

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2005

Camesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1971

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1978)
26
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 200519971993198919851981197719731971 5

Camesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
159 births that decade — 35% of Camesha's all-time total
1970s1531980s1591990s1332000s12

Camesha by state

Where Camesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Camesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.6%
#2 New York
5 1.1%
#3 Virginia
5 1.1%
Texas share of Camesha's total US births 2.6%
Even split

12 of 457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camesha?
457 babies have been named Camesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1978 with 26 births.
When was Camesha most popular?
Camesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Camesha most popular?
The top states for the name Camesha are Texas (12 births), New York (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Camesha been used?
Camesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 35 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Camesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Camila, Camille, Cameron, Camryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.