Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2001
Nickiya
16 babies named Nickiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2001–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Nickiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 2001.
Nickiya has 16 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2009.
- 16 total births
- 2001–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Nickiya since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 16
- total births
- 2001–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nickiya was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nickiya in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Nickiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickiya's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickiya at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Nickiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2009
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Nickiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nickiya's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nickiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nickiya? ▼
16 babies have been named Nickiya since 2001. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Nickiya most popular? ▼
Nickiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nickiya been used? ▼
Nickiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 9 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Nickiya? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Nickiya
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Nicki Girl
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Nicolle Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nickiya: Baby Name Since 2001 - 16 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nickiya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nickiya 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 July 2026.