Recorded 1968–2008 Girls' name Peak 1985 1,883 births

Tamesha — girls' name

1,883 babies named Tamesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s5331980s7321990s4972000s116
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tamesha was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

91 babies were named Tamesha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,883 babies named Tamesha between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 732 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tamesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 198 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamesha in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamesha 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 1,883 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.

Tamesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

1,883

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

1985

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tamesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1985)
91
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080100 200820021997199219871982197719721968 5

Tamesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
732 births that decade — 39% of Tamesha's all-time total
1960s51970s5331980s7321990s4972000s116

Tamesha by state

Where Tamesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
198 10.5%
#2 Florida
118 6.3%
#3 New York
99 5.3%
#4 Georgia
71 3.8%
#5 California
53 2.8%
#6 North Carolina
42 2.2%
#7 Virginia
36 1.9%
#8 Illinois
33 1.8%
Texas share of Tamesha's total US births 10.5%
Even split

198 of 1,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Tamesha appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamesha?
1,883 babies have been named Tamesha since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1985 with 91 births.
When was Tamesha most popular?
Tamesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 732 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tamesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tamesha are Texas (198 births), Florida (118 births), New York (99 births).
How long has the name Tamesha been used?
Tamesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tamesha?
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.

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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, 1968–2008 (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.