US rank #13952 Girls' name Peak 2013 191 births

Nishika — #13952 US girls' name

191 babies named Nishika in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s232000s452010s982020s20
#13952
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nishika was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

18 babies were named Nishika in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nishika

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Nishika between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nishika currently holds the #13952 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nishika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nishika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nishika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nishika 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 191 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.

Nishika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

191

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2013

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,952

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nishika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
18
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 20242018201520122009200519921986 5

Nishika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 51% of Nishika's all-time total
1980s51990s232000s452010s982020s20

Nishika by state

Where Nishika concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nishika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Nishika's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nishika?
191 babies have been named Nishika since 1986. It currently ranks #13952 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 18 births.
When was Nishika most popular?
Nishika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Nishika most popular?
The top states for the name Nishika are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nishika been used?
Nishika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nishika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nisha, Nisa, Nissa, Nissi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.