How Many People Are Named Nieshia?
An estimated 152 people in the United States have the first name Nieshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nieshia peaked in popularity in 1989 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nieshia 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 Nieshia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
152
About 1 in 2,254,963 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1989
15 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nieshia
Nieshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nieshia as a female name
Ranked #15,159 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1989 (15 births)
Nieshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nieshia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 91 babies were registered. While Nieshia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nieshia by Decade
How has Nieshia 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.
Nieshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nieshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nieshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nieshia?
We estimate approximately 152 people named Nieshia 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 2,254,963 Americans share this first name.
Is Nieshia a common name?
Nieshia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nieshia most popular?
Nieshia reached peak popularity in 1989, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nieshia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nieshia a female name?
Nieshia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nieshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nieshia Smith, Nieshia Johnson, Nieshia 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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