Nykisha — girls' name
40 babies named Nykisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
88% of everyone ever named Nykisha was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Nykisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nykisha
The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Nykisha between 1975 and 1982, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nykisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nykisha 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 40 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.
Nykisha at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nykisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1975
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
40 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 8 births in a single year.
Nykisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 35 births that decade — 88% of Nykisha's all-time total
Nykisha decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Nykisha's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 88% of all-time use.
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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, 1975–1982 (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.