Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1984 126 births

Cameshia — girls' name

126 babies named Cameshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s691990s26
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Cameshia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cameshia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cameshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Cameshia between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cameshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cameshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cameshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cameshia 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 126 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.

Cameshia at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

126

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1984

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Cameshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 19951990198819861983198019781972 9

Cameshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
69 births that decade — 55% of Cameshia's all-time total
1970s311980s691990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cameshia?
126 babies have been named Cameshia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 13 births.
When was Cameshia most popular?
Cameshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Cameshia been used?
Cameshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Cameshia?
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.

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, 1972–1995 (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.