How Many People Are Named Nakenya?
An estimated 64 people in the United States have the first name Nakenya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Nakenya peaked in popularity in 1997 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakenya 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 Nakenya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nakenya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
64
About 1 in 5,355,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1997
9 births
Total Registered
67
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakenya
Nakenya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 67 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakenya as a female name
Ranked #19,589 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1997 (9 births)
Nakenya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakenya span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 27 babies were registered. While Nakenya is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nakenya by Decade
How has Nakenya 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.
Nakenya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakenya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakenya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakenya?
We estimate approximately 64 people named Nakenya 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 5,355,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakenya a common name?
Nakenya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakenya most popular?
Nakenya reached peak popularity in 1997, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakenya is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakenya a female name?
Nakenya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakenya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakenya Smith, Nakenya Johnson, Nakenya 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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