Nakisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-KEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Nakisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nakisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, apparently Na- plus Keisha
Is Nakisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Nakisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 girls.
Nakisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Nakisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 203 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Nakisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 43 | #2,690 |
| 1989 | 47 | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,800 |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,485 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,665 |
| 1984 | 94 | #1,307 |
| 1983 | 100 | #1,252 |
| 1982 | 147 | #1,005 |
| 1981 | 169 | #891 |
| 1980 | 178 | #862 |
| 1979 | 193 | #818 |
| 1978 | 203 | #757 |
| 1977 | 177 | #842 |
| 1976 | 170 | #818 |
| 1975 | 161 | #833 |
| 1974 | 112 | #1,054 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
Names like Nakisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tanisha, Aisha, Radhika, Anisha, Nihara, Nirvana, Alisha, Saanvika, Hanvika, Nihira, Divisha, Akshara
Names related to Nakisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nakisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakisha, updated 20 October 2026.