Recorded 1998–2009 Girls' name Peak 2000 43 births

Nykera — girls' name

43 babies named Nykera in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s37
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Nykera was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nykera in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykera

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nykera between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykera performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nykera shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykera 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 43 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.

Nykera at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

43

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Nykera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Nykera by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 86% of Nykera's all-time total
1990s62000s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykera?
43 babies have been named Nykera since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Nykera most popular?
Nykera was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nykera been used?
Nykera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Nykera?
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, 1998–2009 (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.