Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1987
Nasheema
Nasheema has 23 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 1987–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Nasheema is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1987.
Nasheema has 23 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1996.
- 23 total births
- 1987–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Nasheema since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 23
- total births
- 1987–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
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.
Nasheema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nasheema's full recorded timeline at 1994, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% 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 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nasheema at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Nasheema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1996
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Nasheema by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nasheema's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Nasheema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nasheema? ▼
Nasheema has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 7 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Nasheema go back to 1987, giving 10 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Nasheema? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashly, Nashla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nasheema
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nasheema
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Nashly Girl
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Nashla Girl
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Nastasia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nasheema: Baby Name Since 1987 - 23 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nasheema. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nasheema 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 July 2026.