Recorded 1994–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 156 births

Nikeria — girls' name

156 babies named Nikeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s612000s95
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Nikeria was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nikeria in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikeria

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Nikeria between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikeria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikeria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikeria shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nikeria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikeria 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 156 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.

Nikeria at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

156

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Nikeria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 200920072005200320011999199719951994 7

Nikeria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 61% of Nikeria's all-time total
1990s612000s95

Nikeria by state

Where Nikeria concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nikeria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
32 20.5%
Georgia share of Nikeria's total US births 20.5%

32 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikeria?
156 babies have been named Nikeria since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
When was Nikeria most popular?
Nikeria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Nikeria most popular?
The top states for the name Nikeria are Georgia (32 births).
How long has the name Nikeria been used?
Nikeria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Nikeria?
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, 1994–2009 (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.