Nikia
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #13,799 · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #12,367
Given to girls 93.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 272 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,728since 1971
Nikia over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
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| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
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| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | — | |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | — | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | — | |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,748 | 38 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,009 | 47 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,808 | 33 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #2,471 | 58 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #2,066 | 71 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #1,964 | 73 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,930 | 74 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,939 | 71 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #1,608 | 94 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #1,763 | 83 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #1,855 | 76 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,609 | 94 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,769 | 82 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,639 | 84 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,446 | 95 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,240 | 114 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,113 | 132 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,178 | 120 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,080 | 129 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,030 | 136 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,107 | 127 | — | |
| 1981 | #822 | 192 | — | |
| 1980 | #862 | 178 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #821 | 192 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #705 | 224 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #755 | 202 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #762 | 189 | #1,572 | 34 |
| 1975 | #593 | 272 | #1,042 | 63 |
| 1974 | #751 | 188 | #1,182 | 49 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | — | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Nikia! It came in at #8,324, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2015–2018, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nikia is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#238 · 1 in 969
- Maryland#251 · 1 in 1,342
- North Carolina#413 · 1 in 3,199
- Michigan#424 · 1 in 3,400
- New Jersey#447 · 1 in 3,202
Best ever in a state: #129 in District of Columbia, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #238 | 6 | 1 in 969 |
| Maryland | #251 | 13 | 1 in 1,342 |
| North Carolina | #413 | 10 | 1 in 3,199 |
| Michigan | #424 | 16 | 1 in 3,400 |
| New Jersey | #447 | 11 | 1 in 3,202 |
| Pennsylvania | #482 | 15 | 1 in 4,294 |
| Louisiana | #503 | 8 | 1 in 3,252 |
| Tennessee | #506 | 6 | 1 in 4,362 |
| Georgia | #521 | 8 | 1 in 3,860 |
| Illinois | #566 | 16 | 1 in 4,370 |
| Florida | #653 | 8 | 1 in 5,121 |
| Indiana | #662 | 5 | 1 in 6,757 |
| Ohio | #676 | 9 | 1 in 7,484 |
| New York | #1,064 | 9 | 1 in 11,145 |
| Texas | #1,125 | 8 | 1 in 12,087 |
| California | #1,758 | 6 | 1 in 23,978 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nikia
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
- Biggest jump: 5,329 spots in 1974 (#6,080 → #751)
- Biggest drop: 285 spots in 1982 (#822 → #1,107)
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1975 at #593 (272 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1974–1981
- Highest: 1 in 5,360 girls born in 1975 were named Nikia (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 279,728 girls born in 2019 (0.00%)
- 35.1% of all girls named Nikia (1,307) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,288 | #593 (1975) | #2,750 |
| 1980s | 1,307 | #822 (1981) | #1,152 |
| 1990s | 776 | #1,608 (1994) | #1,897 |
| 2000s | 287 | #3,009 (2001) | #5,131 |
| 2010s | 70 | #6,872 (2012) | #11,373 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nikia in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 7,752 of them was named Nikia, which outranked 93.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 46,147 of them was named Nikia, which outranked 75.8% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,541Trampas35
- #1,541Vern35
- #1,541Zack35
- #1,572Nikia34
- #1,572Akil34
- #1,572Amado34
- #1,572Asher34
- #1,608Abner33
- #1,608Allison33
- #1,608Amin33
Tied with 35 names at #1,572; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.