Girls' name · since 1997
Nykira
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Nykira, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nykira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 208 have been recorded since 1997.
Nykira has 208 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2013.
- #19,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykira ranks #19,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nykira's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Nykira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nykira's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nykira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2013
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nykira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Nykira's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Nykira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (73% of all-time use).
Nykira by state
Where Nykira concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 4.8% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.4% |
10 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nykira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Nykiras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nykira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1997–2013 (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 Nykira 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.