Nikia
Nikia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 593rd with 272 babies. More babies were named Nikia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975272 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,974babies recorded
Nikia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 246 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #9,103 | 13 |
| 2000 | #3,860 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,776 | 82 |
| 1980 | #864 | 178 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nikia, counting every spelling?
Nikia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Nikia?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Nikia are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 34 and 48. That makes Nikia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Nikia by state
How common Nikia was among girls born in each state in 1973–1977, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (10.6×), Maryland (5.1×), Louisiana (2.2×), New Jersey (2.0×), Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nikia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nikia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nikia
How popular is the name Nikia?
Nikia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 593rd with 272 babies. More babies were named Nikia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Nikia a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,728 girls and 246 boys.
Where was Nikia most popular?
In 1973–1977, Nikia was most common in District of Columbia (1.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Louisiana.