Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 2001 55 births

Nickeya — girls' name

55 babies named Nickeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s192000s14
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nickeya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nickeya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Nickeya between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickeya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nickeya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickeya 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 55 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.

Nickeya at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

55

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Nickeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Nickeya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 40% of Nickeya's all-time total
1970s221980s192000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickeya?
55 babies have been named Nickeya since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Nickeya most popular?
Nickeya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nickeya been used?
Nickeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Nickeya?
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, 1975–2001 (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.