US rank #7690 Boys' name Peak 2023 33 births

Nikoa — #7690 US boys' name

33 babies named Nikoa in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s27
#7690
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Nikoa was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nikoa in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Nikoa between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikoa currently holds the #7690 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikoa performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikoa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikoa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nikoa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

33

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2023

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,690

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nikoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 2024202320222019 6

Nikoa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
27 births that decade — 82% of Nikoa's all-time total
2010s62020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikoa?
33 babies have been named Nikoa since 2019. It currently ranks #7690 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
When was Nikoa most popular?
Nikoa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nikoa been used?
Nikoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nikoa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.