Nakayla
Nakayla was the 9899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1652nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,216 places. More babies were named Nakayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,899 girls, down 3,062 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,825babies recorded
Nakayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,899 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,837 | 17 |
| 2010 | #2,447 | 77 |
| 2000 | #1,842 | 94 |
| 1990 | #8,996 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nakayla, counting every spelling?
Nakayla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nakayla?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nakayla (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nakayla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nakayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nakayla?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Nakayla are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 16 and 26. That makes Nakayla mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Nakayla
How popular is the name Nakayla?
Nakayla was the 9899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1652nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,216 places. More babies were named Nakayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nakayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nakayla in the US.