Nakia is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1974 and has since faded.
Nakia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,617 for girl births in the United States (and #19,535 across all names), given to 8 babies. Nakia first appears in 1973 and peaked in 1974 (1,135 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,617 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #7,851 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #5,218 | #9,480 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #6,635 | — |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #8,836 | #11,718 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,550 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | #4,745 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | #4,856 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,692 | — |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #6,127 | — |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #7,504 | #9,304 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,635 | — |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #5,262 | #8,566 |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 | #5,073 | #10,426 |
| 2011 | 49 | 49 | #3,769 | #9,348 |
| 2010 | 40 | 40 | #4,276 | #13,653 |
| 2009 | 55 | 55 | #3,394 | #12,012 |
| 2008 | 91 | 91 | #2,411 | #7,557 |
| 2007 | 76 | 76 | #2,912 | #6,167 |
| 2006 | 96 | 96 | #2,340 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 101 | 101 | #2,154 | #5,487 |
| 2004 | 129 | 129 | #1,779 | #4,216 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | #1,966 | #3,696 |
| 2002 | 138 | 138 | #1,570 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 161 | 161 | #1,394 | #3,585 |
| 2000 | 156 | 156 | #1,452 | #3,050 |
| 1999 | 200 | 200 | #1,172 | #2,596 |
| 1998 | 211 | 211 | #1,084 | #2,632 |
| 1997 | 210 | — | #1,056 | #2,728 |
| 1996 | 198 | — | #1,111 | #2,364 |
| 1995 | 199 | — | #1,118 | #2,084 |
| 1994 | 222 | — | #1,002 | #2,245 |
| 1993 | 221 | — | #941 | #3,329 |
| 1992 | 231 | — | #932 | #3,078 |
| 1991 | 174 | — | #1,153 | #3,192 |
| 1990 | 154 | — | #1,196 | #4,895 |
| 1989 | 155 | — | #1,155 | #4,441 |
| 1988 | 125 | — | #1,208 | — |
| 1987 | 195 | — | #895 | #5,897 |
| 1986 | 199 | — | #872 | #5,181 |
| 1985 | 290 | — | #655 | #3,962 |
| 1984 | 284 | — | #649 | #3,052 |
| 1983 | 234 | — | #749 | #2,874 |
| 1982 | 247 | — | #734 | #3,061 |
| 1981 | 267 | — | #687 | #3,354 |
| 1980 | 278 | — | #675 | #2,590 |
| 1979 | 301 | — | #645 | #1,819 |
| 1978 | 359 | — | #560 | #1,367 |
| 1977 | 433 | — | #512 | #1,045 |
| 1976 | 600 | — | #414 | #793 |
| 1975 | 1,486 | — | #251 | #337 |
| 1974 | 1,748 | — | #226 | #302 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,177 | — |