Girls' name · since 1993
Nakiyah
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,243 babies named Nakiyah, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nakiyah is the #7677 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,243 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Nakiyah recorded 1,243 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #7677 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #6,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,677 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,243 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakiyah ranks #6,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,677 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,243 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakiyah's 1,243 recorded births place it above 91.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Nakiyah compares
1,243 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Nakiyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,243 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakiyah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (652 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Nakiyah's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
652 births
- 2010s
2010s
372 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 652 births (52% of all-time use).
How Nakiyah 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 Nakiyah's total volume
Nakiyah by state
Where Nakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 72 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 46 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 13 | 1.0% |
72 of 1,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Nakiyah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nakiyah's data
- Nakiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Nakiyahs (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Nakiyah 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.