Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 131 births

Temesha — girls' name

131 babies named Temesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s661990s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Temesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

13 babies were named Temesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Temesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Temesha between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Temesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Temesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Temesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Temesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Temesha 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 131 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.

Temesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

131

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Temesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 19961988198419821980197819761974 8

Temesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
66 births that decade — 50% of Temesha's all-time total
1970s551980s661990s10

Temesha by state

Where Temesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Temesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.8%
Texas share of Temesha's total US births 3.8%

5 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temesha?
131 babies have been named Temesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 13 births.
When was Temesha most popular?
Temesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Temesha most popular?
The top states for the name Temesha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Temesha been used?
Temesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Temesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, 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, 1974–1996 (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.