Girls' name · since 1970
Nikka
Nikka has 410 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
410 girls have been named Nikka since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikka has been recorded 410 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2019.
- #13,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 410 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikka ranks #13,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 410 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikka's 410 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nikka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikka's full recorded timeline at 1993, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2019
- Peak year (1974)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nikka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (97 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Nikka's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nikka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 97 births (24% of all-time use).
Nikka by state
Where Nikka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.1% |
17 of 410 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nikka's data
- Nikka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2010s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nikkas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nikka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1970–2019 (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 Nikka 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.