Girls' name · since 1977
Jamisha
694 babies named Jamisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 694
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
694 girls have been named Jamisha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamisha has been recorded 694 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2011.
- #9,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 694 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamisha ranks #9,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 694 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 694
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamisha's 694 recorded births place it above 86.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jamisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamisha's SSA record in two at 1993 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 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jamisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (371 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Jamisha's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jamisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
371 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 371 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jamisha 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 Jamisha's total volume
Jamisha by state
Where Jamisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 694 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamisha's data
- Jamisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamishas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1977–2011 (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 Jamisha 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.