How Many People Are Named Nakia?
An estimated 10,088 people in the United States have the first name Nakia. It is used for both genders, with 81.3% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nakia peaked in popularity in 1974 with 1,748 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakia 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 Nakia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,088
About 1 in 33,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
81.3% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1974
1,748 births
Total Registered
10,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakia
Nakia is predominantly female (81.3%), though 2,006 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nakia as a male name
Ranked #9,470 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1974 (613 births)
Nakia as a female name
Ranked #7,824 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (1,135 births)
Nakia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,934 babies were registered. Nakia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakia by Decade
How has Nakia 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.
Nakia by State
Birth registrations for Nakia span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Kansas, Colorado, Delaware. On average, about 265 Nakias were registered per state.
Nakia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nakia
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Nakia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakia?
We estimate approximately 10,088 people named Nakia 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 33,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakia a common name?
Nakia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakia most popular?
Nakia reached peak popularity in 1974, when 1,748 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakia a female name?
Nakia is predominantly female. 81.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakia Smith, Nakia Johnson, Nakia 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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