Recorded 1980–2013 Girls' name Peak 1993 725 births

Jameshia — girls' name

725 babies named Jameshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1531990s4002000s1672010s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jameshia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

47 babies were named Jameshia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 725 babies named Jameshia between 1980 and 2013, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 400 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jameshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jameshia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameshia 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 725 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.

Jameshia at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

725

Since 1980

34 years of records

Peak year

1993

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1980

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jameshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1980

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1993)
47
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Jameshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
400 births that decade — 55% of Jameshia's all-time total
1980s1531990s4002000s1672010s5

Jameshia by state

Where Jameshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jameshia
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%
Florida share of Jameshia's total US births 4.1%
Even split

30 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameshia?
725 babies have been named Jameshia since 1980. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1993 with 47 births.
When was Jameshia most popular?
Jameshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 400 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jameshia most popular?
The top states for the name Jameshia are Florida (30 births), Texas (30 births), Georgia (28 births).
How long has the name Jameshia been used?
Jameshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 34 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jameshia?
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, 1980–2013 (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.