Nykia
- Last seen for girls in 2019 at #11,356
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 73 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 993since 1974
Nykia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nykia has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 |
| 2017 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 |
| 2002 | #3,394 | 40 |
| 2001 | #3,316 | 41 |
| 2000 | #4,185 | 29 |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 |
| 1996 | #2,760 | 44 |
| 1995 | #2,735 | 44 |
| 1994 | #1,929 | 73 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 |
| 1992 | #3,419 | 32 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 |
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First appearance
1974
The first year at least five girls were named Nykia! It came in at #6,900, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2017–2018, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nykia is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Nykia in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Nykia
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1974
- Peaked 1994 at #1,929 (73 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 24,462
- Highest: 1 in 24,462 girls born in 1994 were named Nykia (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 209,796 girls born in 2019 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 37.2% of all girls named Nykia (369) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88 | #3,777 (1978) | #4,616 |
| 1980s | 191 | #3,002 (1980) | #4,486 |
| 1990s | 369 | #1,929 (1994) | #3,682 |
| 2000s | 271 | #3,316 (2001) | #5,284 |
| 2010s | 74 | #7,804 (2012) | #12,407 |
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.
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