Unisex name · since 1991
Nakota
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Nakota, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
241 babies have been named Nakota since 1991, making it today's #11119 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakota has been recorded 241 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #11119 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #11,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 241 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakota ranks #11,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 241 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nakota's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nakota compares
241 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nakota's all-time total is 35% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakota | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 241 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nakota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakota's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakota popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nakota popularity over time - girls
144 total births recorded since 1991 (Nakota as girls' name)
Nakota by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (73 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Nakota's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nakota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 73 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Nakota's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nakota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Nakota 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.