Girls' name · since 1974
Nakeia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 393 babies named Nakeia, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 393
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 393 recorded since 1974.
Nakeia has 393 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2007.
- #13,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 393 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeia ranks #13,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 393 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 393
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeia's 393 recorded births place it above 81.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nakeia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakeia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2007
- Peak year (1982)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nakeia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (174 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Nakeia's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nakeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
174 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 174 births (44% of all-time use).
Nakeia by state
Where Nakeia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.5% |
10 of 393 births nationwide.
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- Nakeia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nakeias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nakeia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1974–2007 (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 Nakeia 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.