girl's name

Nikesha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 467

Nikesha is a girl's name. In 1995 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.

Nikesha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1995, not a full ten years.

206
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Nikesha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 204
1980s 206
1990s (to 1995) 54

How popular is Nikesha?

In 1995, Nikesha was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nikesha is used

England & Wales #4,629 3 in 2002
United States #8,914 9 in 1995

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nikesha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nikesha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nikesha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nikesha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nikesha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nikesha

How popular is the name Nikesha?

In 1995, Nikesha was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nikesha a girl's or a boy's name?

Nikesha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nikesha most popular?

Nikesha peaked in 1977, when 48 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.