Recorded 1974–2007 Girls' name Peak 1982 393 births

Nakeia — girls' name

393 babies named Nakeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s981980s1741990s972000s24
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nakeia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

26 babies were named Nakeia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Nakeia between 1974 and 2007, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakeia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakeia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nakeia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nakeia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakeia 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 393 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.

Nakeia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

393

Since 1974

34 years of records

Peak year

1982

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1974

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2007

Nakeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1974

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1982)
26
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
051015202530 20071998199419901986198219781974 11

Nakeia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
174 births that decade — 44% of Nakeia's all-time total
1970s981980s1741990s972000s24

Nakeia by state

Where Nakeia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nakeia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 2.5%
New York share of Nakeia's total US births 2.5%

10 of 393 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeia?
393 babies have been named Nakeia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1982 with 26 births.
When was Nakeia most popular?
Nakeia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Nakeia most popular?
The top states for the name Nakeia are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Nakeia been used?
Nakeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 34 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Nakeia?
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, 1974–2007 (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.