Girls' name · since 1974
Nikeshia
Nikeshia has 109 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
109 girls have been named Nikeshia since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikeshia recorded 109 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1991.
- #26,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikeshia ranks #26,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikeshia's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikeshia's full recorded timeline at 1984, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nikeshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (62 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Nikeshia's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Nikeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 62 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Nikeshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1974–1991 (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 Nikeshia 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.