Recorded 1994–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 35 births

Rakira — girls' name

35 babies named Rakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s16
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Rakira was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rakira in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Rakira between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rakira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakira 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 35 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.

Rakira at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

35

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Rakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200920072002199919981994 5

Rakira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 54% of Rakira's all-time total
1990s192000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakira?
35 babies have been named Rakira since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Rakira most popular?
Rakira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Rakira been used?
Rakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Rakira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, and 4 more. 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, 1994–2009 (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.