Name Legacy

Nakayla

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Nakayla was most popular in 2004, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,879 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,825 people named Nakayla.

Most popular in2004
Rank that year#2,879
Births that year118
Total since 18801,825
Given to100% girls

Nakayla over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nakayla’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nakayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nakayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,825 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Nakayla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org