Girls' name · since 1971
Tameshia
Tameshia has 541 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 541
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
541 girls have been named Tameshia since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tameshia recorded 541 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2002.
- #11,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 541 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tameshia ranks #11,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 541 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 541
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tameshia's 541 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tameshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tameshia splits its recorded history at 1986: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tameshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Tameshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (228 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Tameshia's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tameshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 228 births (42% of all-time use).
How Tameshia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tameshia's total volume
Tameshia by state
Where Tameshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
39 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tameshia's data
- Tameshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tameshias (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tameshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1971–2002 (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 Tameshia 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.