Recorded 1977–2004 Girls' name Peak 2004 43 births

Nakasha — girls' name

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.

1970s111980s131990s52000s14
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Nakasha was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nakasha in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nakasha between 1977 and 2004, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakasha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nakasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakasha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nakasha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

43

Since 1977

28 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1977

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nakasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1977

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 2004200319971988198019781977 5

Nakasha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 33% of Nakasha's all-time total
1970s111980s131990s52000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakasha?
43 babies have been named Nakasha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Nakasha most popular?
Nakasha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Nakasha been used?
Nakasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 28 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nakasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nakia, Nakita, Nakisha, Nakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.