Recorded 1973–2007 Girls' name Peak 1990 391 births

Tameisha — girls' name

391 babies named Tameisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s1551990s1342000s25
1980s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tameisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tameisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Tameisha between 1973 and 2007, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tameisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tameisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tameisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tameisha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tameisha 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 391 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.

Tameisha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

391

Since 1973

35 years of records

Peak year

1990

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1973

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tameisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1973

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
26
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 200720001996199219881984198019761973 6

Tameisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
155 births that decade — 40% of Tameisha's all-time total
1970s771980s1551990s1342000s25

Tameisha by state

Where Tameisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tameisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.5%
#2 Georgia
5 1.3%
Texas share of Tameisha's total US births 1.5%
Even split

6 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tameisha?
391 babies have been named Tameisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1990 with 26 births.
When was Tameisha most popular?
Tameisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Tameisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tameisha are Texas (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tameisha been used?
Tameisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 35 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tameisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, 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, 1973–2007 (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.