Girls' name · since 1980
Jameshia
Jameshia has 725 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 725
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 725 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Jameshia recorded 725 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2013.
- #9,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 725 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameshia ranks #9,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 725 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 725
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameshia's 725 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Jameshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jameshia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jameshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2013
- Peak year (1993)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jameshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (400 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Jameshia's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jameshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
400 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 400 births (55% of all-time use).
How Jameshia 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 Jameshia's total volume
Jameshia by state
Where Jameshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 30 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 25 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
30 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Jameshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jameshias (30 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 Jameshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1980–2013 (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 Jameshia 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.