Recorded 1978–1997 Girls' name Peak 1978 15 births

Nakosha — girls' name

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

1970s51980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Nakosha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nakosha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Nakosha between 1978 and 1997, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakosha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakosha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakosha 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 15 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.

Nakosha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

15

Since 1978

20 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1978

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1997

Nakosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1978

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 199719871978 5

Nakosha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 33% of Nakosha's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakosha?
15 babies have been named Nakosha since 1978. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Nakosha most popular?
Nakosha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nakosha been used?
Nakosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 20 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Nakosha?
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, 1978–1997 (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.