Girls' name · since 1972
Kamesha
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.
- #7,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,105
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,105 girls have been named Kamesha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kamesha recorded 1,105 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2009.
- #7,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,105 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamesha ranks #7,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,105 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,105
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kamesha's 1,105 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Kamesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamesha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kamesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (461 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Kamesha's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kamesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
203 births
- 1980s
1980s
461 births
- 1990s
1990s
364 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 461 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kamesha 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 Kamesha's total volume
Kamesha by state
Where Kamesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| 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% |
128 of 1,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kamesha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamesha's data
- Kamesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (461 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kameshas (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kamesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1972–2009 (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 Kamesha 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.