Recorded 1982–2010 Girls' name Peak 1996 482 births

Jameisha — girls' name

482 babies named Jameisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s781990s2972000s1022010s5
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jameisha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

42 babies were named Jameisha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 482 babies named Jameisha between 1982 and 2010, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jameisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jameisha in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameisha 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 482 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.

Jameisha at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

482

Since 1982

29 years of records

Peak year

1996

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1982

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jameisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1982

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1996)
42
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20102005200119971993198919851982 7

Jameisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
297 births that decade — 62% of Jameisha's all-time total
1980s781990s2972000s1022010s5

Jameisha by state

Where Jameisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jameisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.1%
#2 Florida
10 2.1%
#3 Louisiana
10 2.1%
#4 Illinois
5 1.0%
#5 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Jameisha's total US births 2.1%
Even split

10 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameisha?
482 babies have been named Jameisha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1996 with 42 births.
When was Jameisha most popular?
Jameisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Jameisha most popular?
The top states for the name Jameisha are California (10 births), Florida (10 births), Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Jameisha been used?
Jameisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 29 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jameisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jamie, James, Jami, Jamila, 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, 1982–2010 (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.