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Nakeisha
Pronounced nuh-KEE-shuh /nษหkiห.สษ/High
Meaning: Nakeisha is a coined African American name built from the Na- prefix and Keisha, itself a popular twentieth-century coinage sometimes linked to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia'. Nakeisha carries the sound of that family.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nakeisha is a made African American name from the Na- prefix and Keisha, a base sometimes traced to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia', a fragrant bark. It belongs to the fertile family that fitted prefixes like La-, Ta- and Na- to that base, and appears in United States records from the early nineteen-seventies.
It reached its high point in 1978 and faded through the two-thousands. Nakeisha reads as a distinctly late-century coinage worn by women now in their forties, and is not part of any revival.
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What does the name Nakeisha mean?
Nakeisha is a coined name built on Keisha, sometimes linked to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia'.
How do you pronounce Nakeisha?
It's said nuh-KEE-shuh /nษหkiห.สษ/ โ three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Nakeisha a boy or girl name?
Nakeisha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nakeisha?
Nakeisha was an uncommon coined name that crested in the late seventies and has been rare since the two-thousands; it has not returned.