Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1986
Nieisha
13 babies named Nieisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1986–1990
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Nieisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1986.
Nieisha has 13 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1990.
- 13 total births
- 1986–1990 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Nieisha since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1990.
- 13
- total births
- 1986–1990
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Nieisha was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nieisha in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Nieisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nieisha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nieisha at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Nieisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Nieisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nieisha's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nieisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nieisha? ▼
Nieisha has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Nieisha most popular? ▼
Nieisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Nieisha been used? ▼
Nieisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 5 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nieisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niesha, Nieves, Niema, Nieve, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nieisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nieisha: Baby Name Since 1986 - 13 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nieisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nieisha 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 July 2026.