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Jamesha

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Pronounced juh-MEE-shuh /dʒəˈmiːʃə/Medium

Meaning: Jamesha is a coined feminine name that folds James into the fashionable -esha ending. James descends from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), 'supplanter', so the name carries a faint echo of that root inside a modern coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Jamesha (juh-MEE-shuh) is a coined feminine name joining James — from Hebrew Jacob — to the -esha ending.

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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew

MeaningJamesha is a coined feminine name that folds James into the fashionable -esha ending. James descends from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), 'supplanter', so the name carries a faint echo of that root inside a modern coinage.

U.S. rank (2017)#11070 ↗ Rising

2017 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1994

Total births (all-time)≈ 2,274

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jamesha is a coinage that feminizes James — the English form of Hebrew Ya'aqov, or Jacob, meaning 'supplanter' — by adding the popular -esha ending. It belongs to the inventive African-American naming of the late twentieth century, where a familiar name plus a fashionable ending made something new.

A girl named Jamesha at its 1994 high is now around thirty. It reads mid-nineties and has not revived. As a coinage its spelling varies, so a family fixes the look; the James inside gives an easy nickname and the sound is clear.

Did you know? Jamesha peaked in 1994, among the -esha and -isha coinages, several of which turned boys' names like James and Marcus into new girls' names.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Jamesha — Coinage feminizing James (Hebrew Ya'aqov) with -esha

Variations

JamishaJamieshaJameshia

Nicknames

MeshaJamie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jamesha mean?

Jamesha is a coined feminine name built on James, from Hebrew Jacob, 'supplanter', with the -esha ending.

How do you pronounce Jamesha?

It's said juh-MEE-shuh /dʒəˈmiːʃə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Jamesha a boy or girl name?

Jamesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jamesha?

Jamesha was an uncommon coined name that peaked in the mid-nineties and has been rare since.