Girls' name · since 1972
Kameshia
Kameshia has 298 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
298 girls have been named Kameshia since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kameshia recorded 298 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 2000.
- #15,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 298 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kameshia ranks #15,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kameshia's 298 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kameshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kameshia splits its recorded history at 1987: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kameshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2000
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kameshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (139 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Kameshia's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kameshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 139 births (47% of all-time use).
Kameshia by state
Where Kameshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 4.4% |
13 of 298 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kameshia's data
- Kameshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kameshias (13 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kameshia: 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 (~28 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, 1972–2000 (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 Kameshia 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.