Recorded 1997–2013 Girls' name Peak 2007 208 births

Nykira — girls' name

208 babies named Nykira in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s1522010s25
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Nykira was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Nykira in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nykira

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Nykira between 1997 and 2013, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nykira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nykira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nykira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Nykira in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nykira 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 208 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.

Nykira at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

208

Since 1997

17 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1997

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nykira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1997

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
510152025 201320102008200620042002200019981997 11

Nykira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 73% of Nykira's all-time total
1990s312000s1522010s25

Nykira by state

Where Nykira concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nykira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
10 4.8%
#2 South Carolina
5 2.4%
North Carolina share of Nykira's total US births 4.8%
Even split

10 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nykira?
208 babies have been named Nykira since 1997. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Nykira most popular?
Nykira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nykira most popular?
The top states for the name Nykira are North Carolina (10 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Nykira been used?
Nykira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 17 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nykira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nykia, Nykeria, Nykole, 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, 1997–2013 (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.