Nakyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NAK-yuh
- Origin
- Modern
Nakyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nakyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Nakya; probably an invented name on the Na- pattern
Meaning borrowed from Nakya.
Is Nakyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Nakyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Nakyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Nakyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Naziyah, Safa, Aziyah, Zainab, Zaliyah, Kamiyah, Hadassah, Farah
Names related to Nakyah
Nakia, Nakiyah, Nakiya, Nakiah, Nakaya, Nakya, Nikiyah, Nakhia
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, “Nakyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakyah, updated 20 October 2026.