Girls' name · since 1971
Nikesha
464 babies named Nikesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 464
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
464 girls have been named Nikesha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikesha recorded 464 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #12,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 464 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikesha ranks #12,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 464 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 464
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikesha's 464 recorded births place it above 82.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nikesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikesha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nikesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (206 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Nikesha's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nikesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
204 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 206 births (44% of all-time use).
Nikesha by state
Where Nikesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikesha's data
- Nikesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikeshas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Nikesha 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.