Girls' name · since 1971
Nyesha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,537 babies named Nyesha, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,525 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,537
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyesha is the #13525 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,537 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Nyesha recorded 1,537 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #13525 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,525 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,537 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyesha ranks #5,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,525 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,537 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,525 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,537
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyesha's 1,537 recorded births place it above 92.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nyesha compares
1,537 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nyesha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,537 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyesha splits its recorded history at 1995: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Nyesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (584 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Nyesha's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nyesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 167
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
421 births
- 1990s
1990s
584 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 584 births (38% of all-time use).
How Nyesha 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 Nyesha's total volume
Nyesha by state
Where Nyesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.3% |
122 of 1,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Nyesha appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Nyesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (584 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyeshas (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nyesha: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Nyesha 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.