Girls' name · since 1948
Nikkie
Nikkie has 730 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 730
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikkie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 730 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Nikkie recorded 730 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2016.
- #9,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 730 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikkie ranks #9,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 730 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 730
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikkie's 730 recorded births place it above 87.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nikkie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikkie splits its recorded history at 1989: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikkie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2016
- Peak year (1985)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Nikkie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (207 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Nikkie's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nikkie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 207 births (28% of all-time use).
How Nikkie 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 Nikkie's total volume
Nikkie by state
Where Nikkie concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
23 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikkie's data
- Nikkie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikkies (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikkie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1948–2016 (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 Nikkie 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.