Recorded 1979–1996 Girls' name Peak 1989 49 births

Nakeema — girls' name

49 babies named Nakeema in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s231990s20
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nakeema was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nakeema in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakeema

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Nakeema between 1979 and 1996, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakeema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakeema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakeema shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakeema 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 49 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.

Nakeema at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

49

Since 1979

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1979

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1996

Nakeema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1979

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19961991199019891984198219801979 6

Nakeema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 47% of Nakeema's all-time total
1970s61980s231990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeema?
49 babies have been named Nakeema since 1979. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Nakeema most popular?
Nakeema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Nakeema been used?
Nakeema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 18 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Nakeema?
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, 1979–1996 (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.