Nikayla
Nikayla was the 16596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2235th; the most babies were born in 1999 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,979 places. More babies were named Nikayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,596 girls, up 254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199967 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,218babies recorded
Nikayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,596 | 5 |
| 2020 | #16,850 | 5 |
| 2010 | #3,558 | 45 |
| 2000 | #2,419 | 64 |
| 1990 | #5,468 | 17 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nikayla, counting every spelling?
Nikayla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nikayla?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nikayla (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nikayla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nikayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nikayla?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Nikayla are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 17 and 28. That makes Nikayla mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Nikayla
How popular is the name Nikayla?
Nikayla was the 16596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2235th; the most babies were born in 1999 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,979 places. More babies were named Nikayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nikayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nikayla in the US.