Girls' name · since 1977
Nicha
Nicha has 111 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nicha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 111 recorded since 1977.
Nicha has 111 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2023.
- #25,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicha ranks #25,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nicha's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nicha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicha splits its recorded history at 2011: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Nicha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Nicha's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nicha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (34% of all-time use).
Nicha by state
Where Nicha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 20.7% |
23 of 111 births nationwide.
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- Nicha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nichas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nicha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.