Girls' name · since 1974
Rakia
Rakia has 504 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
504 girls have been named Rakia since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rakia has 504 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2012.
- #11,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 504 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakia ranks #11,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rakia's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rakia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rakia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rakia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2012
- Peak year (1999)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Rakia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (198 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Rakia's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rakia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 198 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rakia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rakia's total volume
Rakia by state
Where Rakia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rakia's data
- Rakia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rakias (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rakia
Nearby Names Like Rakia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rakia
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rakia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1974–2012 (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 Rakia 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.