Girls' name · since 1980
Carmeshia
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Carmeshia, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmeshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmeshia has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1991.
- #39,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmeshia ranks #39,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carmeshia's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carmeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmeshia's full recorded timeline at 1983, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1991
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Carmeshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (26 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Carmeshia's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Carmeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Carmeshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- 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 Carmeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1980–1991 (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 Carmeshia 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.