Recorded 1973–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 104 births

Temisha — girls' name

104 babies named Temisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s631990s6
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Temisha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

16 babies were named Temisha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Temisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Temisha between 1973 and 1990, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Temisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Temisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Temisha 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 Temisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Temisha 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 104 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.

Temisha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

104

Since 1973

18 years of records

Peak year

1980

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1973

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1990

Temisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1973

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 19901986198419821980197819761973 5

Temisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 61% of Temisha's all-time total
1970s351980s631990s6

Temisha by state

Where Temisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Temisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.8%
Texas share of Temisha's total US births 4.8%

5 of 104 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temisha?
104 babies have been named Temisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
When was Temisha most popular?
Temisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Temisha most popular?
The top states for the name Temisha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Temisha been used?
Temisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 18 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Temisha?
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, 1973–1990 (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.