Girls' name · since 1971
Nakesha
1,050 babies named Nakesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,050
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,050 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakesha has been recorded 1,050 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2002.
- #7,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,050 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakesha ranks #7,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,050 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,050
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakesha's 1,050 recorded births place it above 89.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Nakesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakesha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2002
- Peak year (1979)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nakesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (443 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Nakesha's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nakesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
396 births
- 1980s
1980s
443 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 443 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nakesha 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 Nakesha's total volume
Nakesha by state
Where Nakesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 33 | 3.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 23 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #8 | California | | 11 | 1.0% |
33 of 1,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nakesha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nakesha's data
- Nakesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (443 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Nakeshas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Nakesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1971–2002 (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 Nakesha 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.