Recorded 1978–1999 Girls' name Peak 1995 76 births

Nakeyia — girls' name

76 babies named Nakeyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s371990s25
1980s
Peak decade

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

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nakeyia in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakeyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Nakeyia between 1978 and 1999, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakeyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakeyia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakeyia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakeyia 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 76 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.

Nakeyia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

76

Since 1978

22 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1978

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1999

Nakeyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1978

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 199919951994199019891986198419831982198019791978 7

Nakeyia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 49% of Nakeyia's all-time total
1970s141980s371990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakeyia?
76 babies have been named Nakeyia since 1978. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Nakeyia most popular?
Nakeyia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Nakeyia been used?
Nakeyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Nakeyia?
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, 1978–1999 (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.