Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1977 125 births

Nekeshia — girls' name

125 babies named Nekeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s591980s531990s13
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nekeshia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nekeshia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nekeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Nekeshia between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nekeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nekeshia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nekeshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nekeshia 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 125 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.

Nekeshia at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

125

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Nekeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1992198719831980197719741973 5

Nekeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
59 births that decade — 47% of Nekeshia's all-time total
1970s591980s531990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nekeshia?
125 babies have been named Nekeshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
When was Nekeshia most popular?
Nekeshia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Nekeshia been used?
Nekeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Nekeshia?
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, 1973–1992 (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.