Recorded 2001–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 18 births

Nakara — girls' name

18 babies named Nakara in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s18
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nakara in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakara

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nakara between 2001 and 2008, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakara 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 18 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.

Nakara at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

18

Since 2001

8 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2001

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nakara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2001

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200820072001 7

Nakara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 100% of Nakara's all-time total
2000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakara?
18 babies have been named Nakara since 2001. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Nakara most popular?
Nakara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nakara been used?
Nakara has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 8 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nakara?
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, 2001–2008 (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.