How Many People Are Named Nakyra?
An estimated 259 people in the United States have the first name Nakyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nakyra peaked in popularity in 2005 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakyra 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 Nakyra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
259
About 1 in 1,323,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
26 births
Total Registered
264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakyra
Nakyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 264 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nakyra as a female name
Ranked #12,738 in 2014
8 female births in 2014
Peak: 2005 (26 births)
Nakyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakyra span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 166 babies were registered. Nakyra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakyra by Decade
How has Nakyra 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.
Nakyra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakyra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakyra?
We estimate approximately 259 people named Nakyra 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 1,323,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakyra a common name?
Nakyra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakyra most popular?
Nakyra reached peak popularity in 2005, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakyra is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakyra a female name?
Nakyra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakyra Smith, Nakyra Johnson, Nakyra 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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