Recorded 1973–1986 Girls' name Peak 1978 57 births

Nakina — girls' name

57 babies named Nakina in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s21
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nakina was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nakina in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nakina

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Nakina between 1973 and 1986, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nakina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nakina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nakina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nakina 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 57 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.

Nakina at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

57

Since 1973

14 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1973

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1986

Nakina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1973

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 198619841981198019791978197719751973 8

Nakina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 63% of Nakina's all-time total
1970s361980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nakina?
57 babies have been named Nakina since 1973. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Nakina most popular?
Nakina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nakina been used?
Nakina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 14 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Nakina?
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, 1973–1986 (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.