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Nikesha
How to Pronounce Nikesha
Pronounced nih-KEE-shuh /nɪˈki.ʃə/Medium
Meaning: Nikesha pairs a Ni- opening with the Keisha/Kesha element of the late-century -esha family, which is often traced to the biblical Keziah (Hebrew for the cassia spice). It is a coined African American girl's name whose warmth comes from its familiar sound.Low
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
Nikesha joins the prefix Ni- to the popular Keisha/Kesha element, part of a great late-twentieth-century family of invented American girl names. That core is often traced to Keziah, a daughter of Job, from Hebrew for the fragrant cassia, giving the coinage a faint old root.
Nikesha's record runs from the early nineteen-seventies into the mid-nineteen-nineties, cresting around 1977, and always uncommon at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as a soft, rhythmic name of its moment.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nikesha mean?
Nikesha is an American coinage joining Ni- to the Keisha/Kesha sound, linked to biblical Keziah, meaning 'cassia.'
How do you pronounce Nikesha?
It's said nih-KEE-shuh /nɪˈki.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Nikesha a boy or girl name?
Nikesha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nikesha?
Nikesha was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its late-nineteen-seventies peak.