Nesha

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How to Pronounce Nesha

Pronounced NEE-shuh /ˈniː.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Nesha reads as a short form or coinage drawn from the -nesha ending of names such as Tanesha and Danesha, themselves 1960s-70s American inventions. Used on its own it stands as a brisk, standalone name built from that popular sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Nesha is a short coined name from the -nesha of Tanesha and Danesha. It stayed rare from the mid-1960s (said NEE-shuh).

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MeaningNesha reads as a short form or coinage drawn from the -nesha ending of names such as Tanesha and Danesha, themselves 1960s-70s American inventions. Used on its own it stands as a brisk, standalone name built from that popular sound.

U.S. rank (2003)#17631 ↘ Falling

2003 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1976

Total births (all-time)≈ 478

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Nesha is best read as a short coinage taken from the -nesha ending of Tanesha, Danesha, and kin, a family of names that spread among African American families in the 1960s and 1970s. It appears in United States records from the mid-1960s and reached a small high around 1976.

A girl named Nesha then would be in her fifties now. It reads as a trim, of-its-era coinage and has not revived, though its clean two-beat sound keeps it easy to say and could suit modern minimal tastes.

Did you know? Nesha lifts the pretty -nesha ending out of names like Tanesha and lets it stand alone as a name of its own.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Nesha — Short coinage from -nesha of Tanesha/Danesha

Variations

NeeshaNishaTanesha

Nicknames

NeshNee

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Aisha— a same-sound -sha name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Nesha mean?

It is a short coined name drawn from the -nesha ending of Tanesha and Danesha.

How do you pronounce Nesha?

It's said NEE-shuh /ˈniː.ʃə/, two syllables.

Is Nesha a boy or girl name?

Nesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Nesha?

It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.