Recorded 2005–2011 Girls' name Peak 2005 10 births

Nikaiyah — girls' name

10 babies named Nikaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nikaiyah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nikaiyah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Nikaiyah between 2005 and 2011, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikaiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikaiyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikaiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikaiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nikaiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

10

Since 2005

7 years of records

Peak year

2005

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2005

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nikaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2005

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 20112005 5

Nikaiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Nikaiyah's all-time total
2000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikaiyah?
10 babies have been named Nikaiyah since 2005. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 5 births.
When was Nikaiyah most popular?
Nikaiyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Nikaiyah been used?
Nikaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 7 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nikaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.