Girls' name · since 1972
Lamisha
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.
- #14,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 343 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Lamisha recorded 343 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #14,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamisha ranks #14,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamisha's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lamisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lamisha splits its recorded history at 1987: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lamisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1987)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lamisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (141 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Lamisha's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lamisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 141 births (41% of all-time use).
Lamisha by state
Where Lamisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13 | 3.8% |
13 of 343 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lamisha's data
- Lamisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lamishas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lamisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Lamisha 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.