Girls' name · since 1993
Nakaya
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Nakaya, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 270 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakaya has been recorded 270 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2022.
- #16,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakaya ranks #16,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakaya's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Nakaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakaya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nakaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (172 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Nakaya's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Nakaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (64% of all-time use).
Nakaya by state
Where Nakaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 270 births nationwide.
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- Nakaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Nakayas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nakaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.