Total births
291
Girls' name · since 1998
Nakyah
Nakyah has 291 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 291
- total births
- 1998–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Nakyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1998.
Nakyah has 291 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1998 to 2022.
- 291 total births
- 1998–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
291 girls have been named Nakyah since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 291
- total births
- 1998–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Nakyah was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
27 babies were named Nakyah in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Nakyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nakyah splits its recorded history at 2008: 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 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nakyah at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Nakyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nakyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nakyah's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Nakyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nakyah? ▼
291 babies have been named Nakyah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 27 births.
When was Nakyah most popular? ▼
Nakyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Nakyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nakyah since 1998 -- 25 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Nakyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nakia, Nakita, Nakisha, Nakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nakyah's data
- Nakyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nakyah
Nearby Names Like Nakyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nakyah
Nakia Girl
#7700 8,738 births
Nakita Girl
#15598 2,990 births
Nakisha Girl
2,459 births
Nakayla Girl
#9801 1,825 births
Nakiya Girl
#5662 1,797 births
Compare Nakyah side by side: Nakyah vs Nakia Nakyah vs Nakita Nakyah vs Nakisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nakyah: Baby Name Since 1998 - 291 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nakyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nakyah 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 July 2026.