Girls' name · since 1974
Nickia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 260 babies named Nickia, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickia has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2011.
- #17,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickia ranks #17,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickia's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nickia's full recorded timeline at 1988, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nickia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (1975)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nickia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (104 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Nickia's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nickia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 104 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Nickia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nickia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1974–2011 (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 Nickia 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.