Girls' name · since 1971
Lamesha
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.
- #10,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 579 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamesha has been recorded 579 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2006.
- #10,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 579 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamesha ranks #10,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 579 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamesha's 579 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lamesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lamesha's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lamesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2006
- Peak year (1990)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lamesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (231 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Lamesha's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lamesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
231 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 231 births (40% of all-time use).
How Lamesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lamesha's total volume
Lamesha by state
Where Lamesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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- Lamesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lameshas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lamesha 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 August 2026.