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    The first name Nakia

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Nakia last appeared in the official list in 2001, given to 6 girls.

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    10
    babies named Nakia, 1996–2025
    #2,466
    rank in 2001
    2001
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nakia with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Nakia at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Nakia, the 11,617th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1974, when 1,135 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    10,744
    babies named Nakia since 1880
    #11,617
    rank in 2025
    1974
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Nakia

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nakia Burrise
      American actress, born 1974

    Questions

    How popular is the name Nakia?
    In 2001, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Nakia, ranking 2,466th.
    Is Nakia a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 10,744 US babies named Nakia since 1880, 81% were girls and 19% boys.
    When was Nakia most popular?
    1974 in the United States, when 1,135 babies were named Nakia, its highest rank at 226th.