girl's name

Rakiya

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 441

Rakiya is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2008, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1989.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Rakiya over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Rakiya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 9
1990s 99
2000s 206
2010s 96
2020s (to 2024) 18

How popular is Rakiya?

In 2024, Rakiya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rakiya is used

England & Wales #4,906 4 in 2007
United States #14,491 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Rakiya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rakiya also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rakiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rakiya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rakiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rakiya

How popular is the name Rakiya?

In 2024, Rakiya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rakiya a girl's or a boy's name?

Rakiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rakiya?

Rakiya has 3 syllables.

When was Rakiya most popular?

Rakiya peaked in 2008, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.