Recorded 1989–1990 Girls' name Peak 1989 12 births

Nykeemah — girls' name

12 babies named Nykeemah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Nykeemah was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nykeemah in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykeemah

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Nykeemah between 1989 and 1990, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykeemah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykeemah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nykeemah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykeemah 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 12 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.

Nykeemah at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

12

Since 1989

2 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1989

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1990

Nykeemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1989

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19901989 7

Nykeemah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Nykeemah's all-time total
1980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykeemah?
12 babies have been named Nykeemah since 1989. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Nykeemah most popular?
Nykeemah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Nykeemah been used?
Nykeemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 2 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nykeemah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nykia, Nykeria, Nykole, Nykira, 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, 1989–1990 (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.