Girls' name · since 1974
Nakkia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Nakkia, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakkia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Nakkia recorded 119 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1999.
- #25,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakkia ranks #25,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nakkia's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakkia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakkia's full recorded timeline at 1983, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakkia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1999
- Peak year (1974)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nakkia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (55 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Nakkia's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nakkia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 55 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Nakkia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakkia: 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 (~25 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, 1974–1999 (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 Nakkia 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.