Recorded 1994–2018 Girls' name Peak 2003 462 births

Nykeria — girls' name

462 babies named Nykeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1012000s3002010s61
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Nykeria was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

40 babies were named Nykeria in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykeria

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Nykeria between 1994 and 2018, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykeria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykeria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nykeria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Nykeria in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykeria 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 462 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.

Nykeria at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

462

Since 1994

25 years of records

Peak year

2003

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1994

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2018

Nykeria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1994

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
40
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 20182012200920062003200019971994 5

Nykeria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
300 births that decade — 65% of Nykeria's all-time total
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Nykeria by state

Where Nykeria concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nykeria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
110 23.8%
#2 Florida
55 11.9%
#3 Mississippi
29 6.3%
#4 Alabama
28 6.1%
#5 South Carolina
11 2.4%
Georgia share of Nykeria's total US births 23.8%
Even split

110 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykeria?
462 babies have been named Nykeria since 1994. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 40 births.
When was Nykeria most popular?
Nykeria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 300 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Nykeria most popular?
The top states for the name Nykeria are Georgia (110 births), Florida (55 births), Mississippi (29 births).
How long has the name Nykeria been used?
Nykeria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 25 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Nykeria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nykia, Nykole, Nykira, Nykayla, 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, 1994–2018 (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.