Nakaiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nuh-KY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Nakaiya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nakaiya come from?
Modern: probably Na- + Kaya, an invented name
Is Nakaiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakaiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Nakaiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Nakaiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakaiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
Names like Nakaiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Jaliyah, Aaliyah, Zaniya, Janiyah, Amaya, Kamiyah, Naziyah, Naliyah, Aliya, Zariya
Names related to Nakaiya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nakaiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakaiya, updated 20 October 2026.