Recorded 1999–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 88 births

Nykayla — girls' name

88 babies named Nykayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s692010s13
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Nykayla was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nykayla in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Nykayla between 1999 and 2011, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nykayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykayla 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 88 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.

Nykayla at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

88

Since 1999

13 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1999

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nykayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1999

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 201120102009200720062005200420032002200120001999 6

Nykayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 78% of Nykayla's all-time total
1990s62000s692010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykayla?
88 babies have been named Nykayla since 1999. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Nykayla most popular?
Nykayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nykayla been used?
Nykayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 13 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nykayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nykia, Nykeria, Nykole, Nykira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2011 (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.