Girls' name · since 1974
Nikiya
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 592 babies named Nikiya, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nikiya is the #15341 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 592 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikiya has been recorded 592 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #15341 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #10,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,341 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikiya ranks #10,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 592 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikiya's 592 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nikiya compares
592 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Nikiya's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nikiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikiya's full recorded timeline at 1995, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Nikiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nikiya's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nikiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nikiya 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 Nikiya's total volume
Nikiya by state
Where Nikiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikiya's data
- Nikiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nikiyas (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Nikiya 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.