Recorded 1972–2012 Girls' name Peak 1985 1,128 births

Kamisha — girls' name

1,128 babies named Kamisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2831980s4661990s3192000s542010s6
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kamisha was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

63 babies were named Kamisha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,128 babies named Kamisha between 1972 and 2012, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 466 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kamisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamisha in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamisha 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 1,128 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.

Kamisha at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,128

Since 1972

41 years of records

Peak year

1985

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1972

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kamisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1972

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1985)
63
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 201220031998199319881983197819731972 34

Kamisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
466 births that decade — 41% of Kamisha's all-time total
1970s2831980s4661990s3192000s542010s6

Kamisha by state

Where Kamisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
67 5.9%
#2 California
55 4.9%
#3 Tennessee
24 2.1%
#4 Illinois
23 2.0%
#5 New York
17 1.5%
#6 New Jersey
15 1.3%
#7 Georgia
12 1.1%
#8 Florida
10 0.9%
Texas share of Kamisha's total US births 5.9%
Even split

67 of 1,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kamisha appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamisha?
1,128 babies have been named Kamisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1985 with 63 births.
When was Kamisha most popular?
Kamisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 466 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Kamisha most popular?
The top states for the name Kamisha are Texas (67 births), California (55 births), Tennessee (24 births).
How long has the name Kamisha been used?
Kamisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 41 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kamisha?
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, 1972–2012 (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.