How Many People Are Named Nakia?
people named Nakia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 33,208 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,744 babies named Nakia in Social Security records from 1973 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,748 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nakia, 81.9% were girls and 18.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nakia rose from 72% in the 1970s to 87.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nakia alive today is about 40 years old, and 78% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nakia first appears in the records in 1973 and was given most often in 1974, to 1,748 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nakia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #226, in 1974. In 2025 it ranked #11,613. Among boys, its best rank was #302, in 1974.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,613 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #226 (1974) | #302 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #521 in the 1970s | #709 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nakia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nakia were born in New York than in any other state: about 848 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nakia was given 6.6 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.7 times in Maryland and 2.4 times in Georgia.
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