Girls' name · since 1974
Nakeba
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Nakeba, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Nakeba since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nakeba recorded 20 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1976.
- #46,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeba ranks #46,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #46,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakeba's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakeba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakeba splits its recorded history at 1976: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakeba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1976
- Peak year (1974)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Nakeba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Nakeba's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nakeba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakeba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1974–1976 (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 Nakeba 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.