Nakisha

na-KEE-shuh /næˈkiːʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Nakisha is an uncommon girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Nakisha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Nakisha was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1978 (203 births).

About the name Nakisha

Pronunciationna-KEE-shuh /næˈkiːʃə/
CultureEnglish
203peak births 1978
1971first in SSA data

Names similar to Nakisha

How popular is Nakisha?

Girls named Nakisha
197119801990200020102012
Girls named Nakisha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Nakisha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201255#18,739
201055#19,006
200955#19,337
200866#16,861
200677#14,664
20041212#9,103
200399#11,049
20021313#8,161
20011010#9,884
20001313#7,904
19991218#8,067
19981313#7,410
199717—#5,801
199617—#5,702
199530—#3,646
199430—#3,671
199340—#2,975
199240—#2,959
199140—#2,916
199043—#2,724
198947—#2,469
198869—#1,816
198787—#1,491
198657—#1,947
198570—#1,674
198494—#1,311
1983100—#1,256
1982147—#1,008
1981169—#892
1980178—#863
1979193—#819
1978203—#760
1977177—#843
1976170—#822
1975161—#839
1974112—#1,060
197329—#2,546
197218—#3,496
197111—#5,019