How Many People Are Named Nakaia?
An estimated 42 people in the United States have the first name Nakaia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nakaia peaked in popularity in 2000 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakaia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nakaia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nakaia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
42
About 1 in 8,160,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
6 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakaia
Nakaia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakaia as a female name
Ranked #17,256 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2000 (6 births)
Nakaia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakaia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 23 babies were registered. While Nakaia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nakaia by Decade
How has Nakaia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nakaia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakaia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakaia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakaia?
We estimate approximately 42 people named Nakaia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,160,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakaia a common name?
Nakaia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakaia most popular?
Nakaia reached peak popularity in 2000, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakaia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakaia a female name?
Nakaia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakaia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakaia Smith, Nakaia Johnson, Nakaia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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