Recorded 1969–2002 Girls' name Peak 1990 276 births

Neesha — girls' name

276 babies named Neesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s701980s1161990s672000s18
1980s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Neesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Neesha between 1969 and 2002, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neesha 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 276 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.

Neesha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

276

Since 1969

34 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1969

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2002

Neesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1969

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20021997199119871983197919751969 5

Neesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
116 births that decade — 42% of Neesha's all-time total
1960s51970s701980s1161990s672000s18

Neesha by state

Where Neesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Neesha's total US births 1.8%

5 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neesha?
276 babies have been named Neesha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Neesha most popular?
Neesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Neesha most popular?
The top states for the name Neesha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Neesha been used?
Neesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 34 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Neesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neely, Neena, Neela, Neema, 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, 1969–2002 (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.