Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1977 259 births

Naketa — girls' name

259 babies named Naketa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s961980s1261990s37
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Naketa was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Naketa in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naketa

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Naketa between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naketa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naketa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Naketa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naketa 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 259 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.

Naketa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

259

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Naketa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 199519911988198519821979197619731972 5

Naketa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
126 births that decade — 49% of Naketa's all-time total
1970s961980s1261990s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naketa?
259 babies have been named Naketa since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Naketa most popular?
Naketa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Naketa been used?
Naketa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Naketa?
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, 1972–1995 (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.