Girls' name · since 1972
Naketa
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 259 babies named Naketa, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
259 girls have been named Naketa since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Naketa recorded 259 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1995.
- #17,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naketa ranks #17,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Naketa's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Naketa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naketa's full recorded timeline at 1983, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naketa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Naketa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (126 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Naketa's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Naketa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 126 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Naketa's data
- Naketa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naketa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1972–1995 (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 Naketa 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.