Given name
Nakysha
“the favorite child”
Nakysha is a variant of Nakeisha. In American use, Nakeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakysha 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 6 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 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nakysha’s family of names
Nakysha has a related form in Nakeisha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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