Recorded 1971–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 579 births

Lamesha — girls' name

579 babies named Lamesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1151980s2311990s2072000s26
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lamesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

35 babies were named Lamesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Lamesha between 1971 and 2006, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lamesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lamesha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamesha 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 579 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.

Lamesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

579

Since 1971

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1971

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lamesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1971

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
35
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20061998199319881983197819731971 5

Lamesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
231 births that decade — 40% of Lamesha's all-time total
1970s1151980s2311990s2072000s26

Lamesha by state

Where Lamesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lamesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 3.8%
#2 Georgia
5 0.9%
Texas share of Lamesha's total US births 3.8%
Even split

22 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamesha?
579 babies have been named Lamesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 35 births.
When was Lamesha most popular?
Lamesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Lamesha most popular?
The top states for the name Lamesha are Texas (22 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Lamesha been used?
Lamesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 36 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lamesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamonica, Lamia, Lamar, 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, 1971–2006 (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.