How Many People Are Named Nakiyah?
An estimated 1,213 people in the United States have the first name Nakiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Nakiyah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakiyah 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 Nakiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,213
About 1 in 282,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2005
81 births
Total Registered
1,229
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakiyah
Nakiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,229 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakiyah as a female name
Ranked #7,462 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (81 births)
Nakiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakiyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 652 babies were registered. Nakiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakiyah by Decade
How has Nakiyah 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.
Nakiyah by State
Birth registrations for Nakiyah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Alabama. On average, about 22 Nakiyahs were registered per state.
Nakiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Nakiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakiyah?
We estimate approximately 1,213 people named Nakiyah 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 282,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakiyah a common name?
Nakiyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,229 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakiyah most popular?
Nakiyah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakiyah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakiyah a female name?
Nakiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakiyah Smith, Nakiyah Johnson, Nakiyah 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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