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Nakima
How to Pronounce Nakima
Pronounced nuh-KEE-muh /nəˈkiː.mə/Medium
Meaning: Nakima is a coined American name that joins the popular Na- prefix with a -kima ending, in the same inventive style as Nakia and Nakisha. It was built for its flowing sound rather than a single fixed meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nakima is an invented name that joins the Na- prefix with a -kima ending, part of a wave of coined Na- girls' names in the 1970s. It appears in United States records from around 1976 and reached a modest high in the early 1980s. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A girl named Nakima from that period would be in her forties now, part of the cohort whose parents drew freely on the Na- prefix. The name never became common and reads today as a melodic coinage typical of its decade.
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What does the name Nakima mean?
It is a coined name joining the Na- prefix with a -kima ending; it was chosen for its sound rather than a single dictionary meaning.
How do you pronounce Nakima?
It's said nuh-KEE-muh /nəˈkiː.mə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Nakima a boy or girl name?
Nakima is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nakima?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the early eighties.