Recorded 1974–2011 Girls' name Peak 1975 260 births

Nickia — girls' name

260 babies named Nickia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s791980s1041990s422000s292010s6
1980s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

21 babies were named Nickia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickia

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Nickia between 1974 and 2011, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickia 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 260 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.

Nickia at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

260

Since 1974

38 years of records

Peak year

1975

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1974

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nickia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1974

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1975)
21
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 20112002199619891985198119771974 5

Nickia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
104 births that decade — 40% of Nickia's all-time total
1970s791980s1041990s422000s292010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickia?
260 babies have been named Nickia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1975 with 21 births.
When was Nickia most popular?
Nickia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Nickia been used?
Nickia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 38 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nickia?
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.

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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, 1974–2011 (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.