Is Nakia a boy or girl name?
Nakia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Nakia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.3% of the 10,736 US babies named Nakia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,824
- Babies named Nakia since 1973
- 10,736
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 1,748 babies
Boys and girls named Nakia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,383 | 3,551 | 72% |
| 1980s | 116 | 2,158 | 94.9% |
| 1990s | 278 | 1,742 | 86.2% |
| 2000s | 178 | 942 | 84.1% |
| 2010s | 37 | 250 | 87.1% |
| 2020s | 14 | 87 | 86.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,824 |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,470 | 25 | #5,215 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,631 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,708 | 12 | #8,827 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,745 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,854 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,686 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,127 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,304 | 16 | #7,504 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,632 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,566 | 26 | #5,262 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,424 | 28 | #5,073 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,347 | 41 | #3,769 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,652 | 35 | #4,275 |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,012 | 49 | #3,394 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,557 | 80 | #2,411 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,165 | 62 | #2,912 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,708 | 81 | #2,339 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,487 | 86 | #2,154 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,216 | 108 | #1,779 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,696 | 93 | #1,965 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,284 | 119 | #1,570 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,585 | 137 | #1,394 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,050 | 127 | #1,452 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,596 | 166 | #1,172 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,632 | 179 | #1,084 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,728 | 181 | #1,056 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,364 | 164 | #1,111 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,084 | 159 | #1,118 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,245 | 186 | #1,002 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,329 | 201 | #941 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,078 | 209 | #932 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,192 | 154 | #1,153 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,895 | 143 | #1,197 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,440 | 143 | #1,155 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,208 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,897 | 188 | #895 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,183 | 191 | #872 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,962 | 279 | #655 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,052 | 269 | #649 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,876 | 218 | #749 |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,061 | 232 | #734 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,355 | 254 | #687 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,590 | 259 | #675 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,819 | 270 | #645 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,367 | 313 | #560 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,045 | 364 | #512 |
| 1976 | 110 | #793 | 490 | #414 |
| 1975 | 514 | #337 | 972 | #251 |
| 1974 | 613 | #302 | 1,135 | #226 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,177 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nakia reached #302 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #226 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nakia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.