Girls' name · since 1975
Nikea
Nikea has 328 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
328 girls have been named Nikea since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikea recorded 328 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2004.
- #15,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 328 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikea ranks #15,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikea's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nikea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikea's full recorded timeline at 1988, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2004
- Peak year (1984)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nikea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (144 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Nikea's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nikea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 144 births (44% of all-time use).
Nikea by state
Where Nikea concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.1% |
7 of 328 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nikea's data
- Nikea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nikeas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1975–2004 (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 Nikea 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.