Girls' name · since 1992
Nakyra
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 264 babies named Nakyra, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
264 girls have been named Nakyra since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakyra has been recorded 264 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2014.
- #17,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakyra ranks #17,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakyra's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nakyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakyra's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2014
- Peak year (2005)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nakyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Nakyra's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nakyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Nakyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1992–2014 (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 Nakyra 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.