Recorded 1977–2006 Girls' name Peak 1993 281 births

Damesha — girls' name

281 babies named Damesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s821990s1482000s33
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Damesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

21 babies were named Damesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Damesha between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damesha 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 281 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.

Damesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

281

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1977

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2006

Damesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1977

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20062000199619921988198419791977 6

Damesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 53% of Damesha's all-time total
1970s181980s821990s1482000s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damesha?
281 babies have been named Damesha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 21 births.
When was Damesha most popular?
Damesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Damesha been used?
Damesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Damesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, 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, 1977–2006 (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.