Girls' name · since 2000
Nishka
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 539 babies named Nishka, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
539 babies have been named Nishka since 2000, making it today's #9200 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nishka recorded 539 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #9200 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishka ranks #11,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 539 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nishka's 539 recorded births place it above 84.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nishka compares
539 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nishka's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nishka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nishka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nishka's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nishka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nishka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (311 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Nishka's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Nishka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 311 births (58% of all-time use).
How Nishka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nishka's total volume
Nishka by state
Where Nishka concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 99 | 18.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 30 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
99 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nishka's data
- Nishka's decade-level peak was the 2010s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nishkas (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nishka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Nishka 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.