How Many People Are Named Nakeia?
An estimated 370 people in the United States have the first name Nakeia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nakeia peaked in popularity in 1982 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakeia 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 Nakeia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
370
About 1 in 926,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
26 births
Total Registered
393
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakeia
Nakeia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 393 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakeia as a female name
Ranked #19,641 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1982 (26 births)
Nakeia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakeia span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 174 babies were registered. Nakeia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakeia by Decade
How has Nakeia 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.
Nakeia by State
Nakeia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakeia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakeia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakeia?
We estimate approximately 370 people named Nakeia 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 926,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakeia a common name?
Nakeia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 393 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakeia most popular?
Nakeia reached peak popularity in 1982, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakeia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakeia a female name?
Nakeia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakeia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakeia Smith, Nakeia Johnson, Nakeia 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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