Given name
Nakea
“one who is pure; chaste”
Nakea is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakea is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nakea is a variant of Nakia. An origin associated with Nakia is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 0 boys · 228 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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