Nakiya is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Nakiya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,395 for girl births in the United States (and #12,742 across all names), given to 15 babies. Nakiya first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2001 (147 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,395 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #5,739 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #4,958 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,181 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,871 | — |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #8,282 | — |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #8,956 | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #9,003 | — |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #7,011 | — |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,876 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #5,415 | — |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,636 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #4,510 | — |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #4,096 | — |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #3,705 | — |
| 2010 | 53 | 53 | #3,146 | — |
| 2009 | 57 | 57 | #3,034 | — |
| 2008 | 72 | 72 | #2,605 | — |
| 2007 | 78 | 78 | #2,429 | — |
| 2006 | 100 | 100 | #1,999 | — |
| 2005 | 85 | 85 | #2,175 | — |
| 2004 | 99 | 99 | #1,902 | — |
| 2003 | 74 | 74 | #2,297 | — |
| 2002 | 108 | 108 | #1,706 | — |
| 2001 | 147 | 147 | #1,310 | — |
| 2000 | 91 | 91 | #1,880 | — |
| 1999 | 68 | 68 | #2,216 | — |
| 1998 | 49 | 49 | #2,748 | — |
| 1997 | 39 | — | #3,084 | — |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #4,417 | — |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #4,635 | — |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,672 | — |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #4,486 | — |
| 1992 | 36 | — | #3,193 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,326 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,356 | — |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #4,616 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,006 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,472 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,447 | — |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,793 | — |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #5,130 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,704 | — |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,280 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,787 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,455 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,770 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,866 | — |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #4,181 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,846 | — |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #5,401 | #6,030 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,722 | — |