Girls' name · since 1979
Naysha
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 301 babies named Naysha, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naysha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 301 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naysha has been recorded 301 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #15,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naysha ranks #15,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naysha's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Naysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naysha's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
301 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1998 with 16 births in a single year.
Naysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Naysha's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Naysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (34% of all-time use).
Naysha decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 78 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Naysha by state
Where Naysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
Top 5 states
- Florida 1.7% of nationwide
- New York 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 1.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Naysha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Nayshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Naysha 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 August 2026.
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