Girls' name · since 1972
Nakeisha
Nakeisha has 1,403 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,403
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,403 recorded since 1972.
Nakeisha has 1,403 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2009.
- #5,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,403 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeisha ranks #5,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,403 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,403
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeisha's 1,403 recorded births place it above 91.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Nakeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakeisha splits its recorded history at 1991: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2009
- Peak year (1978)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nakeisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (603 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Nakeisha's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nakeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
384 births
- 1980s
1980s
603 births
- 1990s
1990s
317 births
- 2000s 99
2000s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 603 births (43% of all-time use).
How Nakeisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nakeisha's total volume
Nakeisha by state
Where Nakeisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 50 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 46 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 43 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 35 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #7 | California | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.6% |
50 of 1,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nakeisha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Nakeisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (603 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nakeishas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakeisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1972–2009 (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 Nakeisha 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.