Nekia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- neh-KEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Nekia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nekia come from?
Modern: American variant spelling of Nakia or Nikia
Is Nekia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nekia is a girls' name.
How popular is Nekia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Nekia in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nekia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 33 | #2,729 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 46 | #2,185 |
| 1981 | 50 | #2,061 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,603 |
| 1979 | 40 | #2,343 |
| 1978 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1977 | 42 | #2,189 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,747 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,729 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,881 |
Names like Nekia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana, Yesenia, Amanda, Brianna, Nadia, Talia, Kiara, Briana, Natasha, Samantha, Nyasia, Kianna
Names related to Nekia
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, “Nekia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nekia, updated 20 October 2026.