Girls' name · since 1974
Nakiya
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,797 babies named Nakiya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakiya currently ranks #7230 among girls' names in America, with 1,797 babies recorded since 1974.
Nakiya has 1,797 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7230 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,230 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,797 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakiya ranks #5,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,230 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,797 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakiya's 1,797 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Nakiya compares
1,797 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nakiya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,797 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakiya splits its recorded history at 2000: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 147 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakiya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Nakiya popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1975 (Nakiya as boys' name)
Nakiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (911 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Nakiya's strongest decade.
911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nakiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 323
1990s
323 births
- 2000s
2000s
911 births
- 2010s 264
2010s
264 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 911 births (51% of all-time use).
How Nakiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nakiya's total volume
Nakiya by state
Where Nakiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 72 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 70 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 54 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 44 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 41 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 33 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 32 | 1.8% |
72 of 1,797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Nakiya appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Nakiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (911 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Nakiyas (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Nakiya 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.