Nekia*
#7,820 most common girls' name of all time · #13,077 across all names · 6% male / 94% female · used 1974–2009 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#7,820
Rank overall
#13,077 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
861
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1975 #1,755
Best rank
#1,755 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 70/yr
Nekia first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,924 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,883 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,259 |
| 2006 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,235 |
| 2001 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,371 |
| 2000 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,768 |
| 1999 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,719 |
| 1998 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,298 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,325 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,987 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,453 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,874 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,204 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,973 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,161 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,643 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,744 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | 24 | #3,878 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,244 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | 21 | #4,002 |
| 1985 | 35 | — | 35 | #2,744 |
| 1984 | 33 | — | 33 | #2,776 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | 28 | #3,053 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | 46 | #2,218 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | 50 | #2,084 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | 36 | #2,650 |
| 1979 | 40 | — | 40 | #2,384 |
| 1978 | 43 | 5 | 48 | #2,190 |
| 1977 | 42 | 8 | 50 | #2,213 |
| 1976 | 54 | 7 | 61 | #1,774 |
| 1975 | 54 | 16 | 70 | #1,755 |
| 1974 | 46 | 14 | 60 | #1,912 |