Recorded 1981–2000 Girls' name Peak 1996 17 births

Nykeia — girls' name

17 babies named Nykeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s72000s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nykeia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nykeia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Nykeia between 1981 and 2000, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykeia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykeia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nykeia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykeia 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 17 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.

Nykeia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

17

Since 1981

20 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1981

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2000

Nykeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1981

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Nykeia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 41% of Nykeia's all-time total
1980s51990s72000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykeia?
17 babies have been named Nykeia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Nykeia most popular?
Nykeia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Nykeia been used?
Nykeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 20 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Nykeia?
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, 1981–2000 (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.