Unisex name · since 1999

Naki

Naki has 60 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

60
total births
1999–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade

Naki sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naki has been recorded 60 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • 60 total births
  • 1999–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 60% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

60 boys have been named Naki since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

60
total births
1999–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Naki was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Naki in 2007 - its busiest year on record.

Naki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Naki's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Naki at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

60

Since 1999

27 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1999

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2025

Naki popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
456789 1999200120022003200620072008201320232025 5

Naki popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1974 (Naki as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1974 5

Naki by decade

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

2000s was Naki's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Naki births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naki?
Naki has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 8 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Naki most popular?
Naki was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Naki a unisex name?
Yes, Naki is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 60 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Naki been used?
Naki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Naki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nakia, Nakoa, Nakai, Naksh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Naki's data

  • Naki's decade-level peak was the 2000s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Naki: Baby Name Since 1999 - 60 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/naki. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Naki 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 July 2026.