Recorded 1976–1996 Girls' name Peak 1989 161 births

Nieshia — girls' name

161 babies named Nieshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s911990s50
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nieshia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nieshia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nieshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Nieshia between 1976 and 1996, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nieshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nieshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nieshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nieshia 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 161 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.

Nieshia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

161

Since 1976

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1976

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1996

Nieshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1976

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 1996199319901986198319801976 5

Nieshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 57% of Nieshia's all-time total
1970s201980s911990s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nieshia?
161 babies have been named Nieshia since 1976. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Nieshia most popular?
Nieshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Nieshia been used?
Nieshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 21 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Nieshia?
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.

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, 1976–1996 (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.