Girls' name · since 1989

Nakeria

52 babies named Nakeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

Nakeria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1989.

Nakeria has 52 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.

  • #34,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeria ranks #34,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#34,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nakeria's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nakeria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nakeria splits its recorded history at 2002: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nakeria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
456789 198919951997199820022003200520062010 6

Nakeria by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Nakeria's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Nakeria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeria?
Nakeria has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,629 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 8 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Nakeria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeria ranks #34,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nakeria most popular?
Nakeria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nakeria been used?
Nakeria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 22 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Nakeria?
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.

What to do with Nakeria's data

  • Nakeria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nakeria

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nakeria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2010 (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 Nakeria 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.