How Many People Are Named Jamesha?
An estimated 2,201 people in the United States have the first name Jamesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jamesha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jamesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,201
About 1 in 155,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1994
151 births
Total Registered
2,274
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamesha
Jamesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,274 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamesha as a female name
Ranked #11,070 in 2017
9 female births in 2017
Peak: 1994 (151 births)
Jamesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamesha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,242 babies were registered. Jamesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamesha by Decade
How has Jamesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jamesha by State
Birth registrations for Jamesha span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Texas. The lowest are in Kentucky, Indiana, New York. On average, about 69 Jameshas were registered per state.
Jamesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamesha?
We estimate approximately 2,201 people named Jamesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 155,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamesha a common name?
Jamesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,274 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamesha most popular?
Jamesha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamesha is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamesha a female name?
Jamesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamesha Smith, Jamesha Johnson, Jamesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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