Girls' name · since 2004
Nakylah
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Nakylah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nakylah is the #14128 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 49 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Nakylah recorded 49 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #14128 nationally today, ahead of 18% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #35,301 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 49 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakylah ranks #35,301 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 49 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nakylah's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nakylah compares
49 16th percentile among 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
Nakylah's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nakylah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nakylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nakylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Nakylah's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nakylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nakylah's data
- Nakylah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nakylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Nakylah 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.