Girls' name · since 1988
Nikayla
1,218 babies named Nikayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,218
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikayla currently ranks #15532 among girls' names in America, with 1,218 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Nikayla recorded 1,218 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #15532 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, 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 1988 to 2025.
- #6,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,532 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,218 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikayla ranks #6,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,532 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,218 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,218
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikayla's 1,218 recorded births place it above 90.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Nikayla compares
1,218 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Nikayla's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nikayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikayla's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nikayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (562 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Nikayla's strongest decade.
562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nikayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
361 births
- 2000s
2000s
562 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 562 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nikayla 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 Nikayla's total volume
Nikayla by state
Where Nikayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
36 of 1,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Nikayla appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nikayla's data
- Nikayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (562 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Nikaylas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nikayla 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.