Recorded 1974–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 86 births

Wakisha — girls' name

86 babies named Wakisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s41
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Wakisha was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wakisha in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wakisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Wakisha between 1974 and 1984, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wakisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wakisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wakisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wakisha 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 86 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.

Wakisha at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

86

Since 1974

11 years of records

Peak year

1975

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1974

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1984

Wakisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1974

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
17
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
05101520 198419821981198019781977197619751974 5

Wakisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
45 births that decade — 52% of Wakisha's all-time total
1970s451980s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wakisha?
86 babies have been named Wakisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 17 births.
When was Wakisha most popular?
Wakisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Wakisha been used?
Wakisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 11 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Wakisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wakely, Wakeelah, Wakana, Wakita, 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, 1974–1984 (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.