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Nicosha

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How to Pronounce Nicosha

Pronounced nih-KOH-shuh /nɪˈkoʊʃə/Medium

Meaning: Nicosha is a modern African American coinage, pairing a Ni- or Nikko- opening with the fashionable -osha ending heard in names like Latosha and Keosha.Low

In 30 seconds: Nicosha is a modern African American name built from a Ni-/Nikko element plus an -osha ending. It appeared for United States girls from the late nineteen-seventies (said nih-KOH-shuh).
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Origin LowAmerican, African
MeaningNicosha is a modern African American coinage, pairing a Ni- or Nikko- opening with the fashionable -osha ending heard in names like Latosha and Keosha.
U.S. rank (1996)#15157 ↘ Falling
1996 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 58

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419791996

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

Nicosha is a rare coinage that stitches a familiar prefix to a decade-defining suffix. Its small high came around 1994.

It is one of the rarest names in its group, given all-time to well under a hundred girls in total, so it never became common anywhere. It reads as a distinctive personal coinage.

Did you know? The -osha ending had a strong run in African American naming, generating names like Latosha, Keosha, and Nikosha alongside this one.
Overall data confidence 28%
References - Nicosha — Modern African American coinage; Ni-/Nikko plus -osha; very low all-time total

Variations

NikoshaNakoshaNicosia

Nicknames

NickyCoshaNia

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If you like Nicosha…

Latosha— a close -osha coinage of the same era
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Nicosha mean?

It is a modern African American coinage, joining a Ni- element with the -osha ending.

How do you pronounce Nicosha?

It's said nih-KOH-shuh /nɪˈkoʊʃə/, three syllables stressed on the second.

Is Nicosha a boy or girl name?

Nicosha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Nicosha?

It has always been very rare, given to only a small handful of girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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