Girls' name · since 1988
Nakayla
1,825 babies named Nakayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,682 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,825
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,825 babies have been named Nakayla since 1988, making it today's #9682 girls' name.
Nakayla has 1,825 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9682 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,002 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,682 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,825 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakayla ranks #5,002 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,682 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,825 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,682 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,825
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakayla's 1,825 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Nakayla compares
1,825 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nakayla's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakayla's full recorded timeline at 2007, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 118 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (984 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Nakayla's strongest decade.
984 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 362
1990s
362 births
- 2000s
2000s
984 births
- 2010s
2010s
398 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 984 births (54% of all-time use).
How Nakayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nakayla's total volume
Nakayla by state
Where Nakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 94 | 5.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 90 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 80 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 79 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 76 | 4.2% |
| #6 | California | | 57 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.9% |
94 of 1,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Nakayla appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nakayla's data
- Nakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (984 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Nakaylas (94 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nakayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nakayla 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.