Recorded 1999–2007 Girls' name Peak 1999 22 births

Rakyia — girls' name

22 babies named Rakyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s16
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Rakyia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rakyia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Rakyia between 1999 and 2007, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakyia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rakyia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakyia 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 22 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.

Rakyia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

22

Since 1999

9 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1999

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2007

Rakyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1999

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2007200520041999 6

Rakyia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 73% of Rakyia's all-time total
1990s62000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakyia?
22 babies have been named Rakyia since 1999. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Rakyia most popular?
Rakyia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Rakyia been used?
Rakyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 9 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Rakyia?
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, 1999–2007 (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.