Recorded 1974–1992 Girls' name Peak 1987 37 births

Nakida — girls' name

37 babies named Nakida in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s211990s5
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nakida was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nakida in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakida

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Nakida between 1974 and 1992, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nakida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakida 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 37 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.

Nakida at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

37

Since 1974

19 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1974

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1992

Nakida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1974

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 199219871983198119751974 6

Nakida by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 57% of Nakida's all-time total
1970s111980s211990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakida?
37 babies have been named Nakida since 1974. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Nakida most popular?
Nakida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Nakida been used?
Nakida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 19 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Nakida?
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, 1974–1992 (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.