Recorded 2003–2006 Girls' name Peak 2004 28 births

Nakaiyah — girls' name

28 babies named Nakaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s28
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nakaiyah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nakaiyah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Nakaiyah between 2003 and 2006, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakaiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakaiyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakaiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nakaiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

28

Since 2003

4 years of records

Peak year

2004

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

2003

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nakaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2003

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 2006200520042003 5

Nakaiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 100% of Nakaiyah's all-time total
2000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakaiyah?
28 babies have been named Nakaiyah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Nakaiyah most popular?
Nakaiyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Nakaiyah been used?
Nakaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 4 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nakaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nakia, Nakita, Nakisha, Nakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.