Nakayla is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2004 and has since faded.
Nakayla is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,899 for girl births in the United States (and #16,806 across all names), given to 10 babies. Nakayla first appears in 1988 and peaked in 2004 (118 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,899 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #10,038 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,885 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #13,180 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #8,835 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #6,837 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #8,023 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #5,574 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,704 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | #4,683 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #4,737 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #3,034 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #2,966 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | #3,039 |
| 2010 | 77 | 77 | #2,447 |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | #2,331 |
| 2008 | 102 | 102 | #2,041 |
| 2007 | 117 | 117 | #1,824 |
| 2006 | 89 | 89 | #2,178 |
| 2005 | 110 | 110 | #1,787 |
| 2004 | 118 | 118 | #1,652 |
| 2003 | 106 | 106 | #1,783 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | #1,950 |
| 2001 | 73 | 73 | #2,228 |
| 2000 | 94 | 94 | #1,842 |
| 1999 | 94 | 94 | #1,731 |
| 1998 | 71 | 71 | #2,077 |
| 1997 | 60 | — | #2,279 |
| 1996 | 41 | — | #2,941 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,458 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #4,793 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,277 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,982 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,482 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,996 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,852 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,003 |