Recorded 1976–1997 Girls' name Peak 1977 48 births

Nakeda — girls' name

48 babies named Nakeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s231990s11
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nakeda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nakeda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Nakeda between 1976 and 1997, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakeda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakeda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakeda 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 48 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.

Nakeda at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

48

Since 1976

22 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1976

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1997

Nakeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1976

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19971991198719861985198019771976 6

Nakeda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 48% of Nakeda's all-time total
1970s141980s231990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeda?
48 babies have been named Nakeda since 1976. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Nakeda most popular?
Nakeda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Nakeda been used?
Nakeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 22 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Nakeda?
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, 1976–1997 (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.