Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,105 births

Kamesha — girls' name

1,105 babies named Kamesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2031980s4611990s3642000s77
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kamesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

67 babies were named Kamesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,105 babies named Kamesha between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 461 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kamesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 128 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamesha in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamesha 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 1,105 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.

Kamesha at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,105

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1990

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kamesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1990)
67
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
020406080 20092002199719921987198219771972 24

Kamesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
461 births that decade — 42% of Kamesha's all-time total
1970s2031980s4611990s3642000s77

Kamesha by state

Where Kamesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
128 11.6%
#2 New York
23 2.1%
#3 Georgia
21 1.9%
#4 Illinois
13 1.2%
#5 Tennessee
11 1.0%
#6 California
7 0.6%
#7 Louisiana
7 0.6%
#8 Alabama
6 0.5%
Texas share of Kamesha's total US births 11.6%
Even split

128 of 1,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kamesha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamesha?
1,105 babies have been named Kamesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1990 with 67 births.
When was Kamesha most popular?
Kamesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 461 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kamesha most popular?
The top states for the name Kamesha are Texas (128 births), New York (23 births), Georgia (21 births).
How long has the name Kamesha been used?
Kamesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kamesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kami, Kamilah, 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, 1972–2009 (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.