Girls' name · since 1973
Temisha
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.
- #26,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Temisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 104 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temisha has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1990.
- #26,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temisha ranks #26,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Temisha's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Temisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Temisha's full recorded timeline at 1982, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Temisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1990
- Peak year (1980)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Temisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Temisha's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Temisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (61% of all-time use).
Temisha by state
Where Temisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.8% |
5 of 104 births nationwide.
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What to do with Temisha's data
- Temisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Temishas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Temisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1973–1990 (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 Temisha 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.