Nakyra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nuh-KEER-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Nakyra is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nakyra come from?
Modern: probably an invented name on the Na- pattern
Is Nakyra a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakyra is a girls' name.
How popular is Nakyra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Nakyra in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakyra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
Names like Nakyra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Aaliyah Zaniyah Samira Amira Jaliyah Naima Salma Zaniya Zahara Safa Zaira
Names related to Nakyra
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, “Nakyra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakyra, updated 20 October 2026.