Girls' name · since 1974
Tomesha
249 babies named Tomesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tomesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 249 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Tomesha recorded 249 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2002.
- #17,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomesha ranks #17,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tomesha's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Tomesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tomesha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tomesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2002
- Peak year (1976)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tomesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Tomesha's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tomesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (37% of all-time use).
Tomesha by state
Where Tomesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tomesha's data
- Tomesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tomeshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1974–2002 (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 Tomesha 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.