Girls' name · since 1976
Nikya
Nikya has 247 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 247 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Nikya recorded 247 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2011.
- #17,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikya ranks #17,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikya's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikya splits its recorded history at 1998: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2011
- Peak year (2002)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nikya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Nikya's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nikya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Nikya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1976–2011 (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 Nikya 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.