Girls' name · since 1971
Camesha
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.
- #12,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Camesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 457 recorded since 1971.
Camesha has 457 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2005.
- #12,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 457 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camesha ranks #12,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 457 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Camesha's 457 recorded births place it above 82.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Camesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Camesha splits its recorded history at 1986: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Camesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2005
- Peak year (1978)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Camesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Camesha's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Camesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (35% of all-time use).
Camesha by state
Where Camesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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- Camesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cameshas (12 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 Camesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
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, 1971–2005 (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 Camesha 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.