Girls' name · since 1961
Nika
2,497 babies named Nika in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,497
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,497 babies have been named Nika since 1961, making it today's #3183 girls' name.
Nika has 2,497 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3183 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,497 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nika ranks #4,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,497 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,497
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nika's 2,497 recorded births place it above 94.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nika compares
2,497 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nika's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,497 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nika's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nika popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Nika popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2003 (Nika as boys' name)
Nika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (674 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Nika's strongest decade.
674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 213
1970s
213 births
- 1980s
1980s
295 births
- 1990s
1990s
441 births
- 2000s
2000s
477 births
- 2010s
2010s
674 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 674 births (27% of all-time use).
How Nika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nika's total volume
Nika by state
Where Nika concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 609 | 24.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 104 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 85 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.2% |
609 of 2,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Nika appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Nika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (674 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nikas (609 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Nika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Nika 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.