Recorded 1973–1997 Girls' name Peak 1992 161 births

Lameshia — girls' name

161 babies named Lameshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s701990s63
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lameshia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lameshia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lameshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Lameshia between 1973 and 1997, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lameshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lameshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lameshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lameshia 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 161 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.

Lameshia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

161

Since 1973

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1973

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1997

Lameshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1973

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 19971994199119881984198119771973 5

Lameshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 43% of Lameshia's all-time total
1970s281980s701990s63

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lameshia?
161 babies have been named Lameshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Lameshia most popular?
Lameshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Lameshia been used?
Lameshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 25 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Lameshia?
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, 1973–1997 (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.