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Unisex name

Nakia

81% girls, 19% boys · 8 born in 2025

Nakia has been given to about 10,744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,414
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nakia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1974 · 1,748
  • Born in 20258
  • All time10,744

How popular is Nakia?

Its best year was 1974, when 1,748 babies were given the name, ranking 226th. The typical living American called Nakia is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Nakia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nadia0.85
  2. Nyasia0.75
  3. Marcia0.72
  4. Maria0.70
  5. Aria0.70
  6. Stacia0.72
  7. Analia0.71
  8. Talia0.70

Middle names for Nakia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nakia Josephine0.84
  2. Nakia Rose0.83
  3. Nakia Louise0.83
  4. Nakia June0.82
  5. Nakia Pearl0.82
  6. Nakia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nakia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.83
  2. Damonbrother · 0.82
  3. Kareembrother · 0.81
  4. Meredithsister · 0.80
  5. Larasister · 0.80
  6. Marisolsister · 0.79

Where Nakia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nakia White0.78
    2. Nakia Reyes0.78
    3. Nakia Moore0.78
    4. Nakia Lee0.78
    5. Nakia Hill0.78
    6. Nakia Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nakia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.