Recorded 1975–1995 Girls' name Peak 1975 26 births

Nakisa — girls' name

26 babies named Nakisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s51990s10
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nakisa was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nakisa in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Nakisa between 1975 and 1995, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakisa 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 26 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.

Nakisa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

26

Since 1975

21 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1975

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1995

Nakisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1975

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19951990198819781975 6

Nakisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 42% of Nakisa's all-time total
1970s111980s51990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakisa?
26 babies have been named Nakisa since 1975. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Nakisa most popular?
Nakisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Nakisa been used?
Nakisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 21 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Nakisa?
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, 1975–1995 (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.