Girls' name · since 1974
Carmesha
Carmesha has 192 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carmesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 192 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Carmesha recorded 192 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #20,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmesha ranks #20,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carmesha's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carmesha splits its recorded history at 1988: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carmesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Carmesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (80 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Carmesha's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Carmesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Carmesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Carmesha 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.