Recorded 1973–2000 Girls' name Peak 1978 269 births

Nekeisha — girls' name

269 babies named Nekeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1031980s1171990s432000s6
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nekeisha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

25 babies were named Nekeisha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nekeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Nekeisha between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nekeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nekeisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nekeisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nekeisha 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 269 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.

Nekeisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

269

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1978

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1973

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2000

Nekeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1973

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
25
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 200019941990198719841981197819751973 7

Nekeisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 43% of Nekeisha's all-time total
1970s1031980s1171990s432000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nekeisha?
269 babies have been named Nekeisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 25 births.
When was Nekeisha most popular?
Nekeisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nekeisha been used?
Nekeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Nekeisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nekia, Nekisha, Nekita, Nekesha, 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, 1973–2000 (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.