Feminine dossier · first seen 1988
Nakayla
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2004
Peak era
2004
Peak births
118
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nakayla
How many people are named Nakayla?
An estimated 1,797 living Americans are named Nakayla.
How rare is Nakayla?
Nakayla is very rare among babies today, with 10 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.5% from its 2004 peak.
How old is the typical Nakayla?
The median age of a living American named Nakayla is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 26 years old.
Is Nakayla still popular?
Not especially. Nakayla has been declining since its 2004 peak and registered 10 births in 2025.
Where is Nakayla most common?
Nakayla has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1988Peak 20042025
Peak year
2004
Decline from peak
91.5%
2025
10
All-time
1,825
Where it lives now
Nakayla is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Georgia.
States where Nakayla is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.