Girls' name · since 1974
Nakya
Nakya has 620 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
620 girls have been named Nakya since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nakya recorded 620 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1974 to 2022.
- #10,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 620 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakya ranks #10,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 620 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakya's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Nakya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakya splits its recorded history at 2005: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nakya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (397 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Nakya's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Nakya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
397 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 397 births (64% of all-time use).
How Nakya 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 Nakya's total volume
Nakya by state
Where Nakya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Nakya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (397 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Nakyas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Nakya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1974–2022 (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 Nakya 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.