Girls' name · since 1996
Nikaila
21 babies named Nikaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikaila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Nikaila recorded 21 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2013.
- #45,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikaila ranks #45,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #45,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikaila's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikaila's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nikaila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Nikaila's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nikaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Nikaila's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1996–2013 (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 Nikaila 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.