Lamesha
Feminine
Lamesha has three syllables with the stress in the middle and a soft sh at its heart, the sound that ran through a whole generation of American names. It is a built name, and it wears its building openly.
How old is the name Lamesha?
Lamesha first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Lamesha alive today was born around 1988, making them about 37 years old. About 600 people named Lamesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lamesha most popular?
Lamesha peaked in 1977, reaching #2780 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lamesha
Change one letter and Lamesha becomes Lamesa, a town on the high plains of Texas named with the Spanish for the table, because it stands on the flat tableland of the Llano Estacado. English borrowed mesa from Spanish for exactly those flat-topped hills of the American West. Lamesha has no known tie to the town or the word, but it shares their shape: a broad opening, a level middle, and a soft landing at the end.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Lamesha. It joins the La- opening to the -mesha of Kamesha and Tamesha, and neither piece carries a documented meaning of its own.
Pronouncing Lamesha
luh-MEE-shuh
Stress on the middle syllable, with a light la at the start.
Nicknames for Lamesha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1971
- Most girls named
- 199035 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2780reached in 1977
- Change vs 2002
- 0.0%6 in 2006, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lameshas among us
people named Lamesha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lamesha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is easy to say once heard, with a clear rhythm.
- Mesha is a ready short form.
- It will be spelled Lamisha, Lameesha or Lemesha by people who hear it first.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks; the honest answer is that it is a modern American name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lameshas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Lamesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lamesha in 2025?
- Lamesha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Lamesha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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