Is Nakeya a boy or girl name?

Nakeya is a girl’s name. Of the 805 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nakeya

Recorded 1974–2014 · United States

Nakeya was most popular in 1976, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,704 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 805 people named Nakeya.

Nakeya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nakeya’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nakeya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nakeya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 805 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org