Given name
Nakiesha
“the favorite child”
Nakiesha is a variant of Nakeisha. In American use, Nakeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakiesha is a variant of Nakeisha. In American use, Nakeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakiesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 260
- 0 boys · 260 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 16 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 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 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.
Nakiesha’s family of names
Nakiesha has a related form in Nakeisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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