Recorded 1972–2001 Girls' name Peak 1987 343 births

Lamisha — girls' name

343 babies named Lamisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s791980s1411990s1112000s12
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lamisha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lamisha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Lamisha between 1972 and 2001, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lamisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lamisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamisha 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 343 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.

Lamisha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

343

Since 1972

30 years of records

Peak year

1987

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1972

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2001

Lamisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1972

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1987)
24
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 200119971993198919851981197719731972 5

Lamisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
141 births that decade — 41% of Lamisha's all-time total
1970s791980s1411990s1112000s12

Lamisha by state

Where Lamisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lamisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 3.8%
New York share of Lamisha's total US births 3.8%

13 of 343 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamisha?
343 babies have been named Lamisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1987 with 24 births.
When was Lamisha most popular?
Lamisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Lamisha most popular?
The top states for the name Lamisha are New York (13 births).
How long has the name Lamisha been used?
Lamisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 30 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Lamisha?
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, 1972–2001 (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.