How Many People Are Named Nakisha?
An estimated 2,290 people in the United States have the first name Nakisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Nakisha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 203 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakisha 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 Nakisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,290
About 1 in 149,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1978
203 births
Total Registered
2,459
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakisha
Nakisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,459 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakisha as a female name
Ranked #18,734 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1978 (203 births)
Nakisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,074 babies were registered. Nakisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakisha by Decade
How has Nakisha 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.
Nakisha by State
Birth registrations for Nakisha span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Kentucky. On average, about 56 Nakishas were registered per state.
Nakisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nakisha
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nakisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakisha?
We estimate approximately 2,290 people named Nakisha 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 149,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakisha a common name?
Nakisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,459 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakisha most popular?
Nakisha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 203 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakisha is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakisha a female name?
Nakisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakisha Smith, Nakisha Johnson, Nakisha 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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