Nakisha
Nakisha is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Nakisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nakisha is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Nakisha
The earliest SSA record of Nakisha as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 11 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 203 newborns named Nakisha — #757 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Nakisha on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Nakisha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nakisha
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About the name Nakisha
Nakisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nakisha's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Nakisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.