Girls' name · since 1974
Temeshia
Temeshia has 38 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Temeshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Temeshia recorded 38 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1988.
- #38,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temeshia ranks #38,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Temeshia's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Temeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Temeshia's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Temeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1988
- Peak year (1979)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1988.
38 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 10 births in a single year.
Temeshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Temeshia's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Temeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (66% of all-time use).
Temeshia decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Temeshia's data
- Temeshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1980s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Temeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1974–1988 (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 Temeshia 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.
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