How Many People Are Named Nakisa?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Nakisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Nakisa peaked in popularity in 1975 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakisa 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 Nakisa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nakisa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1975
6 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakisa
Nakisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakisa as a female name
Ranked #15,025 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Nakisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakisa span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 11 babies were registered. Nakisa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nakisa by Decade
How has Nakisa 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.
Nakisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nakisa
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nakisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakisa?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Nakisa 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakisa a common name?
Nakisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakisa most popular?
Nakisa reached peak popularity in 1975, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakisa is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakisa a female name?
Nakisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakisa Smith, Nakisa Johnson, Nakisa 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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