Nakiya Girl
How popular is Nakiya?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Nakiya in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
1,779living people named Nakiya (est.)
23median age of people named Nakiya
1,802babies named Nakiya since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025
Nakiya popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▼ 1519 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #7,964 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (147 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,303 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nakiya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nakiyah family of names ranked #3,219 for girls in 2025 (#2,813 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nakiyah | 14 | 48% |
| Nakiya | 15 | 52% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Nakiya by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74 | #3,777 |
| 1980s | 129 | #4,166 |
| 1990s | 323 | #2,202 |
| 2000s | 911 | #1,303 |
| 2010s | 264 | #3,122 |
| 2020s | 96 | #4,870 |
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Questions
- Is Nakiya a boy or girl name?
- Nakiya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nakiya were girls.
- How popular is the name Nakiya?
- 15 baby girls were named Nakiya in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
- When was Nakiya most popular?
- Nakiya peaked in 2001, when 147 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,303 in 2001.
- How many people are named Nakiya?
- 1,802 babies have been named Nakiya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,779 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.