Nikiya
#9,957 most common girls' name of all time · #16,555 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1974–2025
Rank among girls
#9,957
Rank overall
#16,555 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
43 of 146
All-time
592
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1981 #2,444
Best rank
#2,444 1981
Girls
Boys
peak 40/yr
Nikiya first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,392 |
| 2021 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,872 |
| 2015 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,011 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,003 |
| 2012 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,660 |
| 2011 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,919 |
| 2010 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,397 |
| 2009 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,821 |
| 2008 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,663 |
| 2007 | 22 | — | 22 | #6,194 |
| 2006 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,450 |
| 2005 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,953 |
| 2004 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,456 |
| 2003 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,734 |
| 2002 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,550 |
| 2001 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,085 |
| 2000 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,239 |
| 1999 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,025 |
| 1998 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,492 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,008 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,360 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,814 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,885 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,136 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,417 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,724 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,232 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,262 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,524 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | 10 | #7,165 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,249 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,279 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,699 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | 18 | #4,259 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,843 |
| 1981 | 40 | — | 40 | #2,444 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,869 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,603 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | 23 | #3,382 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,920 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,210 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,899 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,112 |