Girls' name · since 1977
Nakasha
43 babies named Nakasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
43 girls have been named Nakasha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nakasha recorded 43 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2004.
- #36,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakasha ranks #36,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakasha's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakasha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nakasha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Nakasha's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nakasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (33% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nakasha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.