Girls' name · since 1982
Nicoya
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Nicoya, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Nicoya since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nicoya recorded 64 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2010.
- #32,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicoya ranks #32,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicoya's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicoya splits its recorded history at 1992: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nicoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Nicoya's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nicoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Nicoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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 Nicoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1982–2010 (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 Nicoya 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.