Girls' name · since 1974
Nakeshia
Nakeshia has 450 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 450 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Nakeshia recorded 450 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- #12,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeshia ranks #12,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeshia's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Nakeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakeshia's full recorded timeline at 1985, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1986)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nakeshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (257 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Nakeshia's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Nakeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
257 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 257 births (57% of all-time use).
Nakeshia by state
Where Nakeshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
15 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nakeshia's data
- Nakeshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (257 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Nakeshias (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Nakeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1974–1995 (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 Nakeshia 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.