Recorded 1979–1991 Girls' name Peak 1987 23 births

Nickesha — girls' name

23 babies named Nickesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s71990s11
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nickesha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nickesha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Nickesha between 1979 and 1991, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nickesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickesha 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 23 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.

Nickesha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

23

Since 1979

13 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1979

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1991

Nickesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1979

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Nickesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 48% of Nickesha's all-time total
1970s51980s71990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickesha?
23 babies have been named Nickesha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Nickesha most popular?
Nickesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Nickesha been used?
Nickesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 13 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Nickesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, 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, 1979–1991 (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.