Kimesha — girls' name
322 babies named Kimesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
322 girls have been named Kimesha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 322
- total births
- 1972–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
42% of everyone ever named Kimesha was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Kimesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kimesha
The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Kimesha between 1972 and 2000, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kimesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kimesha 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 322 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.
Kimesha at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kimesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1972
- Peak year (1978)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
322 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 18 births in a single year.
Kimesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 136 births that decade — 42% of Kimesha's all-time total
Kimesha decade highlights
- Peak decade 136 births
- Runner-up 109 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Kimesha's strongest decade
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–2000 (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.