Recorded 1975–1985 Girls' name Peak 1985 55 births

Nickisha — girls' name

55 babies named Nickisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s32
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Nickisha was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nickisha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Nickisha between 1975 and 1985, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nickisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickisha 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 55 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.

Nickisha at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

55

Since 1975

11 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1975

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1985

Nickisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1975

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Nickisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 58% of Nickisha's all-time total
1970s231980s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickisha?
55 babies have been named Nickisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Nickisha most popular?
Nickisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Nickisha been used?
Nickisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 11 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Nickisha?
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, 1975–1985 (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.