Boys' name · since 2019
Nikoa
Nikoa has 42 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
42 babies have been named Nikoa since 2019, making it today's #8830 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikoa recorded 42 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #8830 nationally today, ahead of 37% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #23,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,830 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikoa ranks #23,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,830 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nikoa's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nikoa compares
42 15th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nikoa's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nikoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikoa's full recorded timeline at 2023, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Nikoa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (36 births, 86% of the file).
2020s was Nikoa's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Nikoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (86% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nikoa? ▼
Where does Nikoa sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Nikoa most popular? ▼
How long has the name Nikoa been used? ▼
What names are similar to Nikoa? ▼
Keep exploring Nikoa
Nearby Names Like Nikoa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nikoa
Compare Nikoa side by side: Nikoa vs Nikolas Nikoa vs Niko Nikoa vs Nikolai
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nikoa
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2019–2025 (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 Nikoa 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.