Recorded 2001–2004 Girls' name Peak 2001 15 births

Nakiaya — girls' name

15 babies named Nakiaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s15
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nakiaya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nakiaya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakiaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Nakiaya between 2001 and 2004, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakiaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakiaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakiaya 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 15 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.

Nakiaya at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

15

Since 2001

4 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

2001

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nakiaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2001

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 20042001 10

Nakiaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 100% of Nakiaya's all-time total
2000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakiaya?
15 babies have been named Nakiaya since 2001. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Nakiaya most popular?
Nakiaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nakiaya been used?
Nakiaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 4 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nakiaya?
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, 2001–2004 (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.