Girls' name · since 1977
Nykea
Nykea has 44 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nykea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykea has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1996.
- #36,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykea ranks #36,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nykea's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Nykea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nykea splits its recorded history at 1994: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nykea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1996
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nykea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Nykea's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nykea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (50% of all-time use).
Nykea by state
Where Nykea concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Nykeas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Nykea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1977–1996 (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 Nykea 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.