Nikisha
- Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869
- Peak · girls
- 1977 · 95 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,165since 1969
Nikisha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nikisha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 |
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| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 |
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| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 |
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| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 |
| 1989 | #2,986 | 36 |
| 1988 | #2,987 | 34 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 |
| 1983 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 1982 | #1,965 | 53 |
| 1981 | #1,596 | 73 |
| 1980 | #1,363 | 92 |
| 1979 | #1,364 | 90 |
| 1978 | #1,314 | 91 |
| 1977 | #1,257 | 95 |
| 1976 | #1,406 | 75 |
| 1975 | #1,604 | 61 |
| 1974 | #1,532 | 63 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 |
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First appearance
1969
The first year at least five girls were named Nikisha! It came in at #7,471, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1998, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Nikisha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Nikisha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1969
- Peaked 1977 at #1,257 (95 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 16,138
- Highest: 1 in 16,138 girls born in 1977 were named Nikisha (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 352,211 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 46.0% of all girls named Nikisha (536) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #7,471 (1969) | #7,471 |
| 1970s | 536 | #1,257 (1977) | #2,617 |
| 1980s | 470 | #1,363 (1980) | #2,475 |
| 1990s | 143 | #4,230 (1990) | #6,703 |
| 2000s | 6 | #14,179 (2004) | #14,179 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,869 (2012) | #16,869 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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