Girls' name · since 1960
Neisha
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 1,118 babies named Neisha, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,118 babies have been named Neisha since 1960, making it today's #8463 girls' name.
Neisha has 1,118 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8463 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #6,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,463 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,118 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neisha ranks #6,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,463 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,118 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Neisha's 1,118 recorded births place it above 90.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neisha compares
1,118 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Neisha's all-time total is 197% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,118 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neisha splits its recorded history at 1994: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Neisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (335 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Neisha's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Neisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
251 births
- 1980s
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 335 births (30% of all-time use).
How Neisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Neisha's total volume
Neisha by state
Where Neisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
27 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Neisha's data
- Neisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neishas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Neisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Neisha 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.