How Many People Are Named Nicoya?
An estimated 62 people in the United States have the first name Nicoya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Nicoya peaked in popularity in 1993 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicoya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicoya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nicoya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
62
About 1 in 5,528,296 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1993
9 births
Total Registered
64
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicoya
Nicoya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicoya as a female name
Ranked #14,560 in 2010
7 female births in 2010
Peak: 1993 (9 births)
Nicoya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicoya span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 29 babies were registered. Nicoya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicoya by Decade
How has Nicoya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicoya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicoya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicoya
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicoya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicoya?
We estimate approximately 62 people named Nicoya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,528,296 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicoya a common name?
Nicoya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicoya most popular?
Nicoya reached peak popularity in 1993, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicoya is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicoya a female name?
Nicoya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicoya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicoya Smith, Nicoya Johnson, Nicoya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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