Girls' name · since 1974
Nakiea
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Nakiea, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakiea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakiea has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- #31,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakiea ranks #31,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nakiea's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakiea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakiea's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakiea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1974)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nakiea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Nakiea's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nakiea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Nakiea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakiea: 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 (~21 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, 1974–1995 (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 Nakiea 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.