Girls' name · since 2002
Nakhia
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Nakhia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakhia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 252 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Nakhia recorded 252 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2018.
- #17,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 252 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakhia ranks #17,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakhia's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Nakhia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakhia's full recorded timeline at 2008, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nakhia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (200 births, 79% of the file).
2000s was Nakhia's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Nakhia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 200 births (79% of all-time use).
Nakhia by state
Where Nakhia concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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- Nakhia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (200 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Nakhias (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Nakhia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2002–2018 (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 Nakhia 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.