Is Rakia a boy or girl name?

Rakia is a girl’s name. Of the 504 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rakia

Recorded 1974–2012 · United States

Rakia was most popular in 1999, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,993 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 504 people named Rakia.

Rakia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rakia’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rakia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rakia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 504 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