How Many People Are Named Nakiya?
An estimated 1,746 people in the United States have the first name Nakiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nakiya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakiya 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 Nakiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,746
About 1 in 196,308 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
147 births
Total Registered
1,787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakiya
Nakiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,787 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Nakiya as a male name
Ranked #6,030 in 1975
5 male births in 1975
Peak: 1975 (5 births)
Nakiya as a female name
Ranked #5,719 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (147 births)
Nakiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 911 babies were registered. Nakiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakiya by Decade
How has Nakiya 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.
Nakiya by State
Birth registrations for Nakiya span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in New Jersey, Missouri, Louisiana. On average, about 26 Nakiyas were registered per state.
Nakiya + Last Name Combinations
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Nakiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakiya?
We estimate approximately 1,746 people named Nakiya 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 196,308 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakiya a common name?
Nakiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakiya most popular?
Nakiya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakiya is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakiya a female name?
Nakiya is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakiya Smith, Nakiya Johnson, Nakiya 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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