Recorded 1972–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 298 births

Kameshia — girls' name

298 babies named Kameshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s1391990s1032000s5
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kameshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kameshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kameshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Kameshia between 1972 and 2000, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kameshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kameshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kameshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kameshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kameshia 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 298 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.

Kameshia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

298

Since 1972

29 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1972

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2000

Kameshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1972

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 200019951992198919861983198019771972 8

Kameshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
139 births that decade — 47% of Kameshia's all-time total
1970s511980s1391990s1032000s5

Kameshia by state

Where Kameshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kameshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 4.4%
Texas share of Kameshia's total US births 4.4%

13 of 298 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kameshia?
298 babies have been named Kameshia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Kameshia most popular?
Kameshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kameshia most popular?
The top states for the name Kameshia are Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Kameshia been used?
Kameshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 29 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Kameshia?
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.

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, 1972–2000 (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.