How Many People Are Named Nakeisha?
An estimated 1,321 people in the United States have the first name Nakeisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nakeisha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakeisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nakeisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,321
About 1 in 259,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1978
90 births
Total Registered
1,403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakeisha
Nakeisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,403 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakeisha as a female name
Ranked #16,653 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1978 (90 births)
Nakeisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakeisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 603 babies were registered. Nakeisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakeisha by Decade
How has Nakeisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nakeisha by State
Birth registrations for Nakeisha span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, Maryland, Tennessee. On average, about 23 Nakeishas were registered per state.
Nakeisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakeisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakeisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakeisha?
We estimate approximately 1,321 people named Nakeisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 259,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakeisha a common name?
Nakeisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakeisha most popular?
Nakeisha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakeisha is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakeisha a female name?
Nakeisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakeisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakeisha Smith, Nakeisha Johnson, Nakeisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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