girl's name

Nikia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 3,988

Nikia is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1975, when 335 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.

Nikia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

1,468
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nikia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 1,468
1980s 1,317
1990s 815
2000s 304
2010s 70

How popular is Nikia?

In 2019, Nikia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nikia is used

England & Wales #5,816 3 in 2004
United States #15,125 6 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Nikia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nikia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nikia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nikia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nikia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nikia

How popular is the name Nikia?

In 2019, Nikia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nikia a girl's or a boy's name?

Nikia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nikia most popular?

Nikia peaked in 1975, when 335 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.