Name Legacy

Nakiyah

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Nakiyah was most popular in 2005, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,837 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,243 people named Nakiyah.

Most popular in2005
Rank that year#3,837
Births that year81
Total since 18801,243
Given to100% girls

Nakiyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nakiyah’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nakiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nakiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,243 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nakiyah

Where Nakiyah 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