Girls' name · since 1977
Nyeisha
450 babies named Nyeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyeisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 450 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeisha has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2010.
- #12,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeisha ranks #12,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyeisha's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Nyeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyeisha splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nyeisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (183 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Nyeisha's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nyeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 183 births (41% of all-time use).
Nyeisha by state
Where Nyeisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nyeisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Nyeishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyeisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1977–2010 (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 Nyeisha 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.