Recorded 1972–1986 Girls' name Peak 1979 51 births

Nikkisha — girls' name

51 babies named Nikkisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s11
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Nikkisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nikkisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikkisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Nikkisha between 1972 and 1986, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikkisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikkisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikkisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikkisha 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 51 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.

Nikkisha at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

51

Since 1972

15 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1972

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1986

Nikkisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1972

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Nikkisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 78% of Nikkisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikkisha?
51 babies have been named Nikkisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Nikkisha most popular?
Nikkisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nikkisha been used?
Nikkisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 15 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Nikkisha?
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, 1972–1986 (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.