Nikya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Nikya

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Nikya between 1976 and 2011, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nikya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikya 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 247 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.