Given name
Nakeisha
“the favorite child”
In American use, Nakeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Nakeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Nakeisha is used as a form of Keisha.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakeisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,403
- 0 boys · 1,403 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 90 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,122 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nakeisha’s family of names
Nakeisha is a form of Keisha. In English usage, Nakeisha has a related form in NEKEISHA. Nakeisha has a related form in Nakiesha.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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