Recorded 1977–2006 Girls' name Peak 1991 225 births

Nyiesha — girls' name

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.

1970s201980s651990s1022000s38
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Nyiesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Nyiesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Nyiesha between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyiesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nyiesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyiesha 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 225 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.

Nyiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

225

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 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

Nyiesha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20062000199619921988198319791977 6

Nyiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
102 births that decade — 45% of Nyiesha's all-time total
1970s201980s651990s1022000s38

Nyiesha by state

Where Nyiesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nyiesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Nyiesha's total US births 2.2%

5 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyiesha?
225 babies have been named Nyiesha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Nyiesha most popular?
Nyiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Nyiesha most popular?
The top states for the name Nyiesha are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nyiesha been used?
Nyiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nyiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyia, Nyisha, Nyima, Nyiah, 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.