Recorded 1977–2006 Girls' name Peak 1986 256 births

Nyeshia — girls' name

256 babies named Nyeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s991990s1052000s34
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nyeshia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nyeshia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Nyeshia between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyeshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyeshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyeshia 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 256 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.

Nyeshia at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

256

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

1986

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1977

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nyeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1977

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1986)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20062000199619921988198419801977 5

Nyeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
105 births that decade — 41% of Nyeshia's all-time total
1970s181980s991990s1052000s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyeshia?
256 babies have been named Nyeshia since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1986 with 15 births.
When was Nyeshia most popular?
Nyeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Nyeshia been used?
Nyeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nyeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyesha, Nyema, Nyelle, Nyeisha, 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, 1977–2006 (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.