How Many People Are Named Niesha?
An estimated 2,073 people in the United States have the first name Niesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Niesha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 165 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niesha 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 Niesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,073
About 1 in 165,342 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1991
165 births
Total Registered
2,183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niesha
Niesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niesha as a female name
Ranked #15,149 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1991 (165 births)
Niesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niesha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 884 babies were registered. Niesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niesha by Decade
How has Niesha 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.
Niesha by State
Birth registrations for Niesha span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Alabama. On average, about 48 Nieshas were registered per state.
Niesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niesha?
We estimate approximately 2,073 people named Niesha 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 165,342 Americans share this first name.
Is Niesha a common name?
Niesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niesha most popular?
Niesha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 165 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niesha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niesha a female name?
Niesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niesha Smith, Niesha Johnson, Niesha 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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