Girls' name · since 1971
Nikkia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,441 babies named Nikkia, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,441
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,441 girls have been named Nikkia since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nikkia has 1,441 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2014.
- #5,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,441 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikkia ranks #5,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,441 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,441
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikkia's 1,441 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nikkia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikkia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikkia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2014
- Peak year (1979)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Nikkia popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1977 (Nikkia as boys' name)
Nikkia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (546 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Nikkia's strongest decade.
546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nikkia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
431 births
- 1980s
1980s
546 births
- 1990s
1990s
333 births
- 2000s 126
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 546 births (38% of all-time use).
How Nikkia 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 Nikkia's total volume
Nikkia by state
Where Nikkia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 143 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 42 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 33 | 2.3% |
| #5 | California | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #6 | District of Columbia | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.2% |
143 of 1,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Nikkia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nikkia's data
- Nikkia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (546 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nikkias (143 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikkia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1971–2014 (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 Nikkia 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.