Girls' name · since 1994
Rakiyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 486 babies named Rakiyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rakiyah currently ranks #6998 among girls' names in America, with 486 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Rakiyah recorded 486 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #6998 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #12,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakiyah ranks #12,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 486 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rakiyah's 486 recorded births place it above 83.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Rakiyah compares
486 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rakiyah's all-time total is 29% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rakiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rakiyah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rakiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (214 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Rakiyah's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 214 births (44% of all-time use).
Rakiyah by state
Where Rakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Rakiyah's data
- Rakiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Rakiyahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Rakiyah 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.