How Many People Are Named Rakiya?
An estimated 421 people in the United States have the first name Rakiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Rakiya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakiya 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 Rakiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
421
About 1 in 814,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
32 births
Total Registered
428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakiya
Rakiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 428 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rakiya as a female name
Ranked #14,837 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (32 births)
Rakiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakiya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 206 babies were registered. Rakiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rakiya by Decade
How has Rakiya 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.
Rakiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakiya?
We estimate approximately 421 people named Rakiya 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 814,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakiya a common name?
Rakiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakiya most popular?
Rakiya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakiya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakiya a female name?
Rakiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakiya Smith, Rakiya Johnson, Rakiya 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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