Recorded 1982–2007 Girls' name Peak 1982 27 births

Nkiruka — girls' name

27 babies named Nkiruka in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s112000s10
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nkiruka was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nkiruka in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nkiruka

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Nkiruka between 1982 and 2007, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nkiruka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nkiruka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nkiruka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nkiruka 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 27 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.

Nkiruka at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

27

Since 1982

26 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1982

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2007

Nkiruka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1982

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 20072005199819931982 6

Nkiruka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 41% of Nkiruka's all-time total
1980s61990s112000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nkiruka?
27 babies have been named Nkiruka since 1982. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Nkiruka most popular?
Nkiruka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Nkiruka been used?
Nkiruka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 26 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Nkiruka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nkiru, Nkiya, Nkiyah. 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, 1982–2007 (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.