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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nakesha

Nakesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1417th with 87 babies. More babies were named Nakesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197987 babies
Total since 1880
1,050babies recorded

Nakesha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#12,7367
1990#3,48731
1980#1,69867
1970——
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1910——
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1880——

How popular is Nakesha, counting every spelling?

Nakesha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nakesha?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Nakesha are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 38 and 48. That makes Nakesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nakesha by state

How common Nakesha was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAR0.08Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesAL0.14Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesFL0.09
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nakesha, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Nakesha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nakesha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nakesha

How popular is the name Nakesha?

Nakesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1417th with 87 babies. More babies were named Nakesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Nakesha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,050 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nakesha most popular?

In 1977–1981, Nakesha was most common in Alabama (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Georgia.