Girls' name · since 1973

Kiamesha

Kiamesha has 103 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

103 girls have been named Kiamesha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kiamesha has 103 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiamesha's 103 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Kiamesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kiamesha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kiamesha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 19731977198019821984198719891992 8

Kiamesha by decade

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

1980s was Kiamesha's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Kiamesha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 60 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Since 1973, Social Security records show 103 babies named Kiamesha. The most recent recorded year was 1992. Its busiest year on record 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?
Records for Kiamesha go back to 1973, giving 20 years of history 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.

What to do with Kiamesha's data

  • Kiamesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Kiameshas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1973–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kiamesha: Baby Name Since 1973 - 103 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiamesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kiamesha 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 July 2026.