Girls' name · since 1972
Nekesha
280 babies named Nekesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nekesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 280 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekesha has been recorded 280 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1996.
- #16,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekesha ranks #16,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nekesha's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Nekesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nekesha splits its recorded history at 1982: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nekesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1977)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nekesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (136 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Nekesha's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Nekesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 136 births (49% of all-time use).
Nekesha by state
Where Nekesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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- Nekesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Nekeshas (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 Nekesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Nekesha 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.