Holding steady.
Popularity of Tameisha since 1973
Babies named Tameisha per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1990, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tameisha's real moment was 1984.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 77 |
| 1980s | 155 |
| 1990s | 134 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tameisha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973, reflecting a wave of creative naming in African American communities during the era. Its most popular year was 1984, when it reached its highest usage, but it never entered the national top 1,000. The name's trajectory has remained stable since the 1990s, with very few annual births. Tameisha is an example of a modern invented name that draws on phonetic patterns rather than historical or linguistic roots. It did not peak in any particular state and has no regional concentration, further underscoring its status as a rare and individualistic choice.
Tameisha is a modern invented name that emerged in the United States during the 1970s. It follows a pattern of names formed by the prefix Ta- (often drawn from names like Tamara or Tabitha) combined with the fashionable suffix -eisha or -isha, which gained popularity through names such as Keisha and Tisha. The name has no known meaning beyond its phonetic appeal, and its usage peaked in the 1980s before becoming rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tami, Misha, Tam
Sibling names for Tameisha
Names that share Tameisha's style, for a brother or sister.
