How Many People Are Named Nyesha?
An estimated 1,467 people in the United States have the first name Nyesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Nyesha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyesha 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 Nyesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,467
About 1 in 233,643 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1993
71 births
Total Registered
1,531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyesha
Nyesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,531 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyesha as a female name
Ranked #14,663 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1993 (71 births)
Nyesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyesha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 584 babies were registered. Nyesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nyesha by Decade
How has Nyesha 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.
Nyesha by State
Birth registrations for Nyesha span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio. On average, about 28 Nyeshas were registered per state.
Nyesha + Last Name Combinations
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Nyesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyesha?
We estimate approximately 1,467 people named Nyesha 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 233,643 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyesha a common name?
Nyesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyesha most popular?
Nyesha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyesha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyesha a female name?
Nyesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyesha Smith, Nyesha Johnson, Nyesha 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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