How Many People Are Named Nikisha?
An estimated 1,082 people in the United States have the first name Nikisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Nikisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikisha 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 Nikisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,082
About 1 in 316,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1977
95 births
Total Registered
1,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikisha
Nikisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,165 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikisha as a female name
Ranked #18,802 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1977 (95 births)
Nikisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 536 babies were registered. Nikisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikisha by Decade
How has Nikisha 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.
Nikisha by State
Birth registrations for Nikisha span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Indiana, North Carolina. On average, about 20 Nikishas were registered per state.
Nikisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikisha?
We estimate approximately 1,082 people named Nikisha 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 316,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikisha a common name?
Nikisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikisha most popular?
Nikisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikisha is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikisha a female name?
Nikisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikisha Smith, Nikisha Johnson, Nikisha 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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