Recorded 1974–2001 Girls' name Peak 1991 192 births

Carmesha — girls' name

192 babies named Carmesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s711990s802000s13
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Carmesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carmesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Carmesha between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carmesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carmesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carmesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carmesha 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 192 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.

Carmesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

192

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Carmesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 2001199619921988198419801974 6

Carmesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 42% of Carmesha's all-time total
1970s281980s711990s802000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carmesha?
192 babies have been named Carmesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Carmesha most popular?
Carmesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Carmesha been used?
Carmesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Carmesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1974–2001 (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.