Recorded 1985–1996 Girls' name Peak 1988 52 births

Nakendra — girls' name

52 babies named Nakendra in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s24
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Nakendra was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nakendra in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakendra

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Nakendra between 1985 and 1996, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakendra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakendra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nakendra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakendra 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 52 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.

Nakendra at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

52

Since 1985

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1985

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1996

Nakendra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1985

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19961995199219901989198819871985 7

Nakendra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 54% of Nakendra's all-time total
1980s281990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakendra?
52 babies have been named Nakendra since 1985. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Nakendra most popular?
Nakendra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Nakendra been used?
Nakendra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 12 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Nakendra?
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, 1985–1996 (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.