Girls' name · since 1973
Nakenya
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.
- #31,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakenya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 67 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakenya has been recorded 67 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2008.
- #31,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakenya ranks #31,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakenya's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakenya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakenya's full recorded timeline at 1989, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakenya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nakenya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Nakenya's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nakenya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Nakenya's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2000s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakenya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Nakenya 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.