How Many People Are Named Nakiah?
An estimated 613 people in the United States have the first name Nakiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nakiah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakiah 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 Nakiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
613
About 1 in 559,142 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
39 births
Total Registered
624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakiah
Nakiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 624 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakiah as a female name
Ranked #14,697 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (39 births)
Nakiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakiah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 296 babies were registered. Nakiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakiah by Decade
How has Nakiah 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.
Nakiah by State
Nakiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nakiah
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Nakiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakiah?
We estimate approximately 613 people named Nakiah 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 559,142 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakiah a common name?
Nakiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakiah most popular?
Nakiah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakiah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakiah a female name?
Nakiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakiah Smith, Nakiah Johnson, Nakiah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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