Given name
Nakiya
“one who is pure; chaste”
Nakiya is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakiya is a variant of Nakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nakiya 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
Nakiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,802
- 5 boys · 1,797 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 147 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,395 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,395 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 147 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,305 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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