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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nikkia

Nikkia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1397th; the most babies were born in 1979 (85). More babies were named Nikkia in the 1980s 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
197985 babies
Total since 1880
1,453babies recorded

Nikkia popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 1977.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,05815
1990#3,05837
1980#1,59673
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Nikkia, counting every spelling?

Nikkia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nikkia?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Nikkia are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 34 and 47. That makes Nikkia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Nikkia by state

How common Nikkia was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (4.5×), New York (1.9×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.07Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMD0.23Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesDC0.35Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nikkia, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nikkia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nikkia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nikkia

How popular is the name Nikkia?

Nikkia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1397th; the most babies were born in 1979 (85). More babies were named Nikkia in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Nikkia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,441 girls and 12 boys.

Where was Nikkia most popular?

In 1977–1981, Nikkia was most common in District of Columbia (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and New York.