Nekesha
#15,275 most common girls' name of all time · #25,250 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1972–1996
Rank among girls
#15,275
Rank overall
#25,250 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
280
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1977 #2,989
Best rank
#2,989 1977
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Nekesha first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,326 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,691 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,688 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,186 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,814 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,130 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,450 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,844 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,676 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,428 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,210 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,974 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,968 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,804 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | 22 | #3,497 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | 27 | #2,989 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,529 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,763 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,438 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | 12 | #4,864 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,542 |