Recorded 1985–1995 Girls' name Peak 1985 14 births

Nkauj — girls' name

14 babies named Nkauj in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s6
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nkauj was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nkauj in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nkauj

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Nkauj between 1985 and 1995, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nkauj currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nkauj performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nkauj shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nkauj in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nkauj at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

14

Since 1985

11 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1985

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1995

Nkauj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1985

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 19951985 8

Nkauj by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 57% of Nkauj's all-time total
1980s81990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nkauj?
14 babies have been named Nkauj since 1985. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Nkauj most popular?
Nkauj was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Nkauj been used?
Nkauj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 11 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Nkauj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nkao, Nkayla, Nkara. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.