Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 118 births

Nakeysha — girls' name

118 babies named Nakeysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s521990s10
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nakeysha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nakeysha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakeysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Nakeysha between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakeysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakeysha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakeysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakeysha 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 118 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.

Nakeysha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

118

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Nakeysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 19961989198419821980197819761974 5

Nakeysha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 47% of Nakeysha's all-time total
1970s561980s521990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeysha?
118 babies have been named Nakeysha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Nakeysha most popular?
Nakeysha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nakeysha been used?
Nakeysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Nakeysha?
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, 1974–1996 (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.