Recorded 1977–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 111 births

Nicha — girls' name

111 babies named Nicha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s82000s292010s382020s26
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nicha was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nicha in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicha

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Nicha between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nicha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 111 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nicha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

111

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nicha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
45678910 2023202020132010200419941977 5

Nicha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38 births that decade — 34% of Nicha's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s82000s292010s382020s26

Nicha by state

Where Nicha concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 20.7%
New York share of Nicha's total US births 20.7%

23 of 111 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicha?
111 babies have been named Nicha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Nicha most popular?
Nicha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nicha most popular?
The top states for the name Nicha are New York (23 births).
How long has the name Nicha been used?
Nicha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nicha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.