Given name
Nakiah
“one who is pure; chaste”
Nakiah is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakiah is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
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Where it comes from
Nakiah 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
Nakiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 624
- 0 boys · 624 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 488 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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