Girls' name · since 1977
Nyiesha
225 babies named Nyiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyiesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 225 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Nyiesha recorded 225 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1977 to 2006.
- #18,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyiesha ranks #18,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nyiesha's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nyiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyiesha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nyiesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Nyiesha's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nyiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (45% of all-time use).
Nyiesha by state
Where Nyiesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 225 births nationwide.
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- Nyiesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nyieshas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyiesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1977–2006 (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 Nyiesha 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.