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Girl name

Nakisha

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Nakisha has been given to about 2,459 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,377
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nakisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 203
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,459

How popular is Nakisha?

Its best year was 1978, when 203 babies were given the name, ranking 760th. The typical living American called Nakisha is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Nakisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakisha0.89
  2. Alisha0.79
  3. Aisha0.79
  4. Tanisha0.79
  5. Latisha0.79
  6. Daisha0.79
  7. Anisha0.79
  8. Lakeisha0.78

Middle names for Nakisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nakisha Rose0.85
  2. Nakisha Louise0.85
  3. Nakisha June0.84
  4. Nakisha Pearl0.84
  5. Nakisha Quinn0.84
  6. Nakisha Wren0.83

Sibling names for Nakisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.74
  2. Aprilsister · 0.69
  3. Jamieeither · 0.68
  4. Meredithsister · 0.68
  5. Jeremybrother · 0.68
  6. Kareembrother · 0.66

Where Nakisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nakisha White0.80
    2. Nakisha Reyes0.80
    3. Nakisha Moore0.80
    4. Nakisha Lee0.80
    5. Nakisha Hill0.80
    6. Nakisha Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nakisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.