How Many People Are Named Nakeya?
An estimated 764 people in the United States have the first name Nakeya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Nakeya peaked in popularity in 1976 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakeya 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 Nakeya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
764
About 1 in 448,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1976
35 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakeya
Nakeya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 805 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakeya as a female name
Ranked #15,957 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1976 (35 births)
Nakeya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakeya span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 284 babies were registered. Nakeya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakeya by Decade
How has Nakeya 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.
Nakeya by State
Birth registrations for Nakeya span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 13 Nakeyas were registered per state.
Nakeya + Last Name Combinations
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Nakeya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakeya?
We estimate approximately 764 people named Nakeya 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 448,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakeya a common name?
Nakeya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakeya most popular?
Nakeya reached peak popularity in 1976, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakeya is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakeya a female name?
Nakeya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakeya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakeya Smith, Nakeya Johnson, Nakeya 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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