Recorded 1987–1996 Girls' name Peak 1994 23 births

Nasheema — girls' name

23 babies named Nasheema in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s17
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Nasheema was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nasheema in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nasheema

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Nasheema between 1987 and 1996, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nasheema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nasheema performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nasheema shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nasheema 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 23 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.

Nasheema at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

23

Since 1987

10 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1987

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1996

Nasheema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1987

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1996199419931987 6

Nasheema by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 74% of Nasheema's all-time total
1980s61990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nasheema?
23 babies have been named Nasheema since 1987. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Nasheema most popular?
Nasheema was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Nasheema been used?
Nasheema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 10 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Nasheema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashla, Nashly, 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, 1987–1996 (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.