Recorded 1972–1986 Girls' name Peak 1974 55 births

Tamesia — girls' name

55 babies named Tamesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s22
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tamesia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tamesia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Tamesia between 1972 and 1986, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamesia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamesia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamesia 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 55 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.

Tamesia at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

55

Since 1972

15 years of records

Peak year

1974

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1972

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tamesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1972

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1974)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 198619841983198119781976197519741972 6

Tamesia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 60% of Tamesia's all-time total
1970s331980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamesia?
55 babies have been named Tamesia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1974 with 8 births.
When was Tamesia most popular?
Tamesia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Tamesia been used?
Tamesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 15 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tamesia?
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, 1972–1986 (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.