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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nakisha

Nakisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 760th with 203 babies. More babies were named Nakisha in the 1970s 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
1978203 babies
Total since 1880
2,459babies recorded

Nakisha popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#19,0065
2000#7,90413
1990#2,72443
1980#863178
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Nakisha, counting every spelling?

Nakisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nakisha?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Nakisha are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 40 and 49. That makes Nakisha 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.

Nakisha by state

How common Nakisha was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (6.2×), Maryland (3.6×), North Carolina (3.4×), Louisiana (2.8×), Georgia (2.2×). In 28 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: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesIL0.19Michigan: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMI0.16New York: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNY0.14Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesPA0.13New Jersey: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.06Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesVA0.17Maryland: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesMD0.43Delaware: 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: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesAR0.11Tennessee: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTN0.12North Carolina: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesNC0.40South Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesSC0.15District of Columbia: 0.73 per 1,000 babiesDC0.73Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesLA0.33Mississippi: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMS0.17Alabama: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAL0.18Georgia: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesGA0.26Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesFL0.19
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nakisha, girls, 1976–1980. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Nakisha

How popular is the name Nakisha?

Nakisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 760th with 203 babies. More babies were named Nakisha in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Nakisha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,459 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nakisha most popular?

In 1976–1980, Nakisha was most common in District of Columbia (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and North Carolina.