Girls' name · since 1974
Nakeya
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 805 babies named Nakeya, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 805
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 805 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeya has been recorded 805 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2014.
- #8,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 805 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakeya ranks #8,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 805 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 805
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakeya's 805 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nakeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakeya's full recorded timeline at 1993, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2014
- Peak year (1976)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nakeya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (284 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Nakeya's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nakeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
284 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 284 births (35% of all-time use).
How Nakeya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nakeya's total volume
Nakeya by state
Where Nakeya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
45 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nakeya's data
- Nakeya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (284 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nakeyas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nakeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1974–2014 (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 Nakeya 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.