How Many People Are Named Nakayla?
An estimated 1,785 people in the United States have the first name Nakayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nakayla peaked in popularity in 2004 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakayla 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 Nakayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,785
About 1 in 192,019 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2004
118 births
Total Registered
1,814
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakayla
Nakayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,814 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakayla as a female name
Ranked #10,007 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (118 births)
Nakayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 984 babies were registered. Nakayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakayla by Decade
How has Nakayla 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.
Nakayla by State
Birth registrations for Nakayla span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Missouri, Alabama. On average, about 35 Nakaylas were registered per state.
Nakayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakayla?
We estimate approximately 1,785 people named Nakayla 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 192,019 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakayla a common name?
Nakayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,814 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakayla most popular?
Nakayla reached peak popularity in 2004, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakayla is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakayla a female name?
Nakayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakayla Smith, Nakayla Johnson, Nakayla 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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