Recorded 1976–1994 Girls' name Peak 1988 67 births

Nikiesha — girls' name

67 babies named Nikiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s401990s10
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Nikiesha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nikiesha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Nikiesha between 1976 and 1994, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikiesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nikiesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikiesha 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 67 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.

Nikiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

67

Since 1976

19 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1976

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1994

Nikiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1976

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 1994199219881986198319821980197919781976 5

Nikiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 60% of Nikiesha's all-time total
1970s171980s401990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikiesha?
67 babies have been named Nikiesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Nikiesha most popular?
Nikiesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Nikiesha been used?
Nikiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 19 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Nikiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, 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, 1976–1994 (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.