Recorded 1995–2003 Girls' name Peak 1999 52 births

Nikera — girls' name

52 babies named Nikera in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s19
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nikera was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nikera in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikera

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Nikera between 1995 and 2003, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikera 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 52 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.

Nikera at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

52

Since 1995

9 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1995

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nikera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1995

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Nikera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 63% of Nikera's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikera?
52 babies have been named Nikera since 1995. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Nikera most popular?
Nikera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Nikera been used?
Nikera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 9 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nikera?
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, 1995–2003 (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.