Recorded 1973–2008 Girls' name Peak 1997 67 births

Nakenya — girls' name

67 babies named Nakenya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s101990s152000s15
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nakenya was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nakenya in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakenya

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Nakenya between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakenya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakenya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nakenya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakenya 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 67 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.

Nakenya at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

67

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nakenya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
45678910 20082004200319971996198919871979197819771973 6

Nakenya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 40% of Nakenya's all-time total
1970s271980s101990s152000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakenya?
67 babies have been named Nakenya since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Nakenya most popular?
Nakenya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Nakenya been used?
Nakenya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nakenya?
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, 1973–2008 (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.