Recorded 1977–2003 Girls' name Peak 1983 21 births

Nakila — girls' name

21 babies named Nakila in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Nakila was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nakila in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakila

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Nakila between 1977 and 2003, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakila performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nakila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakila 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 21 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.

Nakila at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

21

Since 1977

27 years of records

Peak year

1983

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1977

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nakila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1977

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1983)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 2003199119831977 5

Nakila by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 29% of Nakila's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakila?
21 babies have been named Nakila since 1977. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1983 with 6 births.
When was Nakila most popular?
Nakila was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Nakila been used?
Nakila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 27 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nakila?
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, 1977–2003 (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.