Total births
54
Girls' name · since 1979
Nykeisha
Nykeisha has 54 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 54
- total births
- 1979–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Nykeisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1979.
Nykeisha has 54 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1997.
- 54 total births
- 1979–1997 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
54 girls have been named Nykeisha since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.
- 54
- total births
- 1979–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Nykeisha was born in this single decade.
1995
Single peak year
9 babies were named Nykeisha in 1995 - its busiest year on record.
Nykeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nykeisha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nykeisha at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1995
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Nykeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Nykeisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nykeisha's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nykeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nykeisha? ▼
54 babies have been named Nykeisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Nykeisha most popular? ▼
Nykeisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Nykeisha been used? ▼
Records for Nykeisha go back to 1979, giving 19 years of history through 1997.
What names are similar to Nykeisha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Nykeisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nykeisha: Baby Name Since 1979 - 54 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nykeisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nykeisha 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 July 2026.