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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nikisha

Nikisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1263rd with 95 babies. More babies were named Nikisha 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
197795 babies
Total since 1880
1,165babies recorded

Nikisha 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——
1990#4,33823
1980#1,36992
1970#7,6956
1960——
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How popular is Nikisha, counting every spelling?

Nikisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nikisha?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Nikisha are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 41 and 49. That makes Nikisha 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.

Nikisha by state

How common Nikisha was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.8×). In 35 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesLA0.08Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAL0.09Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nikisha, girls, 1975–1979. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Nikisha

How popular is the name Nikisha?

Nikisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1263rd with 95 babies. More babies were named Nikisha in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Nikisha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,165 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nikisha most popular?

In 1975–1979, Nikisha was most common in Illinois (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.