Is Nakisha a boy or girl name?

Nakisha is a girl’s name. Of the 2,459 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Nakisha

Recorded 1971–2012 · United States

Nakisha was most popular in 1978, when 203 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,325 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,459 people named Nakisha.

Nakisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nakisha’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nakisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nakisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,459 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nakisha

Where Nakisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org