girl's name
Nakiyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,249
Nakiyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 81 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Nakiyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 112 |
| 2000s | 652 |
| 2010s | 372 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 107 |
How popular is Nakiyah?
In 2025, Nakiyah was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nakiyah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nakiyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nakiyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nakiyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nakiyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nakiyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nakiyah
How popular is the name Nakiyah?
In 2025, Nakiyah was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nakiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakiyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nakiyah most popular?
Nakiyah peaked in 2005, when 81 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nakiyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nakiyah currently ranks #7,787 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.