Girls' name · since 1969
Nikisha
1,165 babies named Nikisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,165
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,165 recorded since 1969.
Nikisha has 1,165 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2012.
- #6,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,165 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikisha ranks #6,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,165 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,165
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikisha's 1,165 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Nikisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikisha's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2012
- Peak year (1977)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Nikisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (536 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Nikisha's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nikisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
536 births
- 1980s
1980s
470 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 536 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nikisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nikisha's total volume
Nikisha by state
Where Nikisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 62 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 41 | 3.5% |
| #4 | California | | 32 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.5% |
62 of 1,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Nikisha appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nikisha's data
- Nikisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (536 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Nikishas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikisha: 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 (~43 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, 1969–2012 (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 Nikisha 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.