Holding steady.
Popularity of Tamesha since 1968
Babies named Tamesha per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1985, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tamesha's real moment was 1974.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 533 |
| 1980s | 732 |
| 1990s | 497 |
| 2000s | 116 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tamesha is a distinct product of the modern naming revolution that swept the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s. It was first recorded in 1968 and reached its highest usage in 1974, ranking 5,734th that year. The name exemplifies the creative syllable blending characteristic of its era, combining a 'Ta-' prefix with the popular '-esha' ending. Since its peak, Tamesha has become uncommon, reflecting the broader shift away from such stylized coinages. Despite its recent origins, it represents a meaningful cultural trend in American naming practices.
Tamesha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1968, at the height of the African American creative naming movement. It blends the fashionable initial 'Ta-' with the common suffix '-mesha' or '-isha', seen in names like Tameka and Keisha. No single etymological root can be confirmed; it is a distinctly modern coinage without pre-twentieth-century precedent.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tam, Misha, Tami
Sibling names for Tamesha
Names that share Tamesha's style, for a brother or sister.
