How Many People Are Named Wakisha?
An estimated 79 people in the United States have the first name Wakisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Wakisha peaked in popularity in 1975 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wakisha 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 Wakisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wakisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
79
About 1 in 4,338,663 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1975
17 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wakisha
Wakisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wakisha as a female name
Ranked #12,141 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1975 (17 births)
Wakisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wakisha span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 45 babies were registered. Wakisha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wakisha by Decade
How has Wakisha 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.
Wakisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wakisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wakisha
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wakisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wakisha?
We estimate approximately 79 people named Wakisha 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 4,338,663 Americans share this first name.
Is Wakisha a common name?
Wakisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wakisha most popular?
Wakisha reached peak popularity in 1975, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wakisha is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wakisha a female name?
Wakisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wakisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wakisha Smith, Wakisha Johnson, Wakisha 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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