Girls' name · since 1971
Nekisha
411 babies named Nekisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 411
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
411 girls have been named Nekisha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nekisha recorded 411 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #13,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 411 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekisha ranks #13,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 411 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 411
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nekisha's 411 recorded births place it above 81.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nekisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nekisha splits its recorded history at 1983: 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 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nekisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1978)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nekisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (200 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Nekisha's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Nekisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
200 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 200 births (49% of all-time use).
Nekisha by state
Where Nekisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
14 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nekisha's data
- Nekisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (200 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nekishas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nekisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Nekisha 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.