Unisex name · since 1973
Nakia
Nakia has 8,738 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,738
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nakia is the #11163 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 8,738 recorded since 1973.
Nakia has 8,738 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11163 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,163 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,738 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakia ranks #1,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,738 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,738
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakia's 8,738 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nakia compares
8,738 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nakia's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,738 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakia splits its recorded history at 1999: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 1,135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 1,135
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nakia popularity over time - boys
2,006 total births recorded since 1974 (Nakia as boys' name)
Nakia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,551 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Nakia's strongest decade.
3,551 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nakia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
3,551 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,158 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,742 births
- 2000s 942
2000s
942 births
- 2010s 250
2010s
250 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,551 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nakia 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 Nakia's total volume
Nakia by state
Where Nakia concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 778 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 564 | 6.5% |
| #3 | California | | 502 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 459 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 427 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 383 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 379 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 371 | 4.2% |
778 of 8,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Nakia appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nakia's data
- Nakia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,551 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nakias (778 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 Nakia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Nakia 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.