Girls' name · since 1976
Nikiesha
Nikiesha has 67 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
67 girls have been named Nikiesha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikiesha recorded 67 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 1994.
- #31,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikiesha ranks #31,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikiesha's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikiesha's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Nikiesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (40 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Nikiesha's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Nikiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Nikiesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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 Nikiesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1976–1994 (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 Nikiesha 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.