Recorded 1971–2014 Girls' name Peak 1972 993 births

Camisha — girls' name

993 babies named Camisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s3451980s1841990s4162000s432010s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Camisha was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

165 babies were named Camisha in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 993 babies named Camisha between 1971 and 2014, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Camisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 165 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 416 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Camisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Camisha in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camisha 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 993 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.

Camisha at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

993

Since 1971

44 years of records

Peak year

1972

165 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1971

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2014

Camisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1971

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1972)
165
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Camisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
416 births that decade — 42% of Camisha's all-time total
1970s3451980s1841990s4162000s432010s5

Camisha by state

Where Camisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Camisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 4.4%
#2 Florida
42 4.2%
#3 Illinois
19 1.9%
#4 North Carolina
17 1.7%
#5 New York
17 1.7%
#6 Texas
15 1.5%
#7 Alabama
11 1.1%
#8 Tennessee
11 1.1%
California share of Camisha's total US births 4.4%
Even split

44 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Camisha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camisha?
993 babies have been named Camisha since 1971. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1972 with 165 births.
When was Camisha most popular?
Camisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 416 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Camisha most popular?
The top states for the name Camisha are California (44 births), Florida (42 births), Illinois (19 births).
How long has the name Camisha been used?
Camisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 44 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Camisha?
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, 1971–2014 (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.