girl's name
Nika
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,486
Ireland
#690
2025 births
Nika is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 77 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 66,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Nika over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 |
| 1970s | 213 |
| 1980s | 295 |
| 1990s | 441 |
| 2000s | 482 |
| 2010s | 674 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 349 |
How popular is Nika?
In 2025, Nika was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nika is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nika
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nika also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Nika in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Nika
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nika
How popular is the name Nika?
In 2025, Nika was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nika a girl's or a boy's name?
Nika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nika most popular?
Nika peaked in 2017, when 77 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nika a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nika currently ranks #690 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.