Recorded 1986–2000 Girls' name Peak 1989 58 births

Dameshia — girls' name

58 babies named Dameshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s372000s5
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dameshia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dameshia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dameshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Dameshia between 1986 and 2000, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dameshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dameshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dameshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dameshia 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 58 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.

Dameshia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

58

Since 1986

15 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1986

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2000

Dameshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1986

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 200019961995199419931991199019891986 7

Dameshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 64% of Dameshia's all-time total
1980s161990s372000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dameshia?
58 babies have been named Dameshia since 1986. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Dameshia most popular?
Dameshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Dameshia been used?
Dameshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 15 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Dameshia?
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, 1986–2000 (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.