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Nekisha

Feminine

1971high 1978
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Nekisha entered the US charts in 1971, peaked at #2269 in 1978, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Nekisha?

Nekisha first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Nekisha alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 400 people named Nekisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Nekisha most popular?

Nekisha peaked in 1978, reaching #2269 nationally. See the whole 1978 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1971–20254020040619711998

US babies named Nekisha per year from 1971 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#22691970s1990s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1971
Most girls named
197840 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2269reached in 1978
Change vs 1993
0.0%6 in 1998, from 6
Nekisha sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1978, with 40 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Nekishas among us

400

people named Nekisha are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Nekisha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Nekishas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Nekisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Nekisha in 2025?
Nekisha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Nekisha with classmates?
Nekisha will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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