Girls' name · since 1974
Jamesha
2,274 babies named Jamesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,274
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,274 have been recorded since 1974.
Jamesha has 2,274 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #4,324 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,274 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesha ranks #4,324 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,274 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,274
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamesha's 2,274 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Jamesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamesha's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 151, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jamesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,242 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Jamesha's strongest decade.
1,242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jamesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 346
1980s
346 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,242 births
- 2000s
2000s
529 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,242 births (55% of all-time use).
How Jamesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamesha's total volume
Jamesha by state
Where Jamesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 244 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 117 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 112 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 102 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 93 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 86 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 73 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 66 | 2.9% |
244 of 2,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Jamesha appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Jamesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,242 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jameshas (244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Jamesha 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.