Recorded 1977–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 62 births

Nikeia — girls' name

62 babies named Nikeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s351990s5
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nikeia was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nikeia in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Nikeia between 1977 and 1991, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikeia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikeia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nikeia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikeia 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 62 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.

Nikeia at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

62

Since 1977

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1977

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1991

Nikeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1977

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 1991198819871984198319811980197919781977 5

Nikeia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 56% of Nikeia's all-time total
1970s221980s351990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikeia?
62 babies have been named Nikeia since 1977. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Nikeia most popular?
Nikeia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nikeia been used?
Nikeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 15 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Nikeia?
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, 1977–1991 (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.