Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 103 births

Kiamesha — girls' name

103 babies named Kiamesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

103 girls have been named Kiamesha since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

103
total births
1973–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kiamesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kiamesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiamesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Kiamesha between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiamesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiamesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kiamesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kiamesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiamesha 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 103 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.

Kiamesha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

103

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Kiamesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 19921989198719841982198019771973 6

Kiamesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 58% of Kiamesha's all-time total
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Kiamesha by state

Where Kiamesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kiamesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 12.6%
New York share of Kiamesha's total US births 12.6%

13 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiamesha?
103 babies have been named Kiamesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Kiamesha most popular?
Kiamesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Kiamesha most popular?
The top states for the name Kiamesha are New York (13 births).
How long has the name Kiamesha been used?
Kiamesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Kiamesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiara, Kiana, Kianna, Kia, 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, 1973–1992 (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.