Given name
Nakiaya
“one who is pure; chaste”
Nakiaya is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakiaya is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nakiaya 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakiaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 10 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 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2001.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nakiaya’s family of names
Nakiaya has a related form in Nakia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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