Girls' name · since 1990
Nikaya
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 165 babies named Nikaya, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
165 girls have been named Nikaya since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikaya recorded 165 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2013.
- #21,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikaya ranks #21,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikaya's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikaya's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nikaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Nikaya's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Nikaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nikaya's data
- Nikaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 1990–2013 (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 Nikaya 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.