Given name
Nakye
“the firstborn daughter”
Nakye is a variant of Naki. One African interpretation is “the firstborn daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nakye is a variant of Naki. One African interpretation is “the firstborn daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nakye is a variant of Naki. An origin associated with Naki is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 39 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 9 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 boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2009.
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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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