How Many People Are Named Nikesh?
An estimated 126 people in the United States have the first name Nikesh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nikesh peaked in popularity in 1992 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikesh 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 Nikesh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
126
About 1 in 2,720,273 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
12 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikesh
Nikesh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikesh as a male name
Ranked #10,545 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (12 births)
Nikesh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikesh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 58 babies were registered. Nikesh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikesh by Decade
How has Nikesh 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.
Nikesh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikesh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikesh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikesh?
We estimate approximately 126 people named Nikesh 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 2,720,273 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikesh a common name?
Nikesh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikesh most popular?
Nikesh reached peak popularity in 1992, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikesh is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikesh a male name?
Nikesh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikesh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikesh Smith, Nikesh Johnson, Nikesh 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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