How Many People Are Named Nakhia?
An estimated 249 people in the United States have the first name Nakhia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nakhia peaked in popularity in 2002 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakhia 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 Nakhia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
249
About 1 in 1,376,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2002
38 births
Total Registered
252
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakhia
Nakhia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 252 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakhia as a female name
Ranked #17,411 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2002 (38 births)
Nakhia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakhia span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 200 babies were registered. Nakhia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakhia by Decade
How has Nakhia 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.
Nakhia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakhia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakhia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakhia?
We estimate approximately 249 people named Nakhia 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 1,376,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakhia a common name?
Nakhia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 252 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakhia most popular?
Nakhia reached peak popularity in 2002, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakhia is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakhia a female name?
Nakhia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakhia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakhia Smith, Nakhia Johnson, Nakhia 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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