How Many People Are Named Nakiesha?
An estimated 244 people in the United States have the first name Nakiesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Nakiesha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakiesha 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 Nakiesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
244
About 1 in 1,404,731 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
16 births
Total Registered
260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakiesha
Nakiesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 260 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakiesha as a female name
Ranked #13,604 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1980 (16 births)
Nakiesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakiesha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 130 babies were registered. While Nakiesha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nakiesha by Decade
How has Nakiesha 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.
Nakiesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakiesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakiesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakiesha?
We estimate approximately 244 people named Nakiesha 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 1,404,731 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakiesha a common name?
Nakiesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakiesha most popular?
Nakiesha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakiesha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakiesha a female name?
Nakiesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakiesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakiesha Smith, Nakiesha Johnson, Nakiesha 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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