How Many People Are Named Nika?
An estimated 2,376 people in the United States have the first name Nika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nika peaked in popularity in 2017 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nika 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 Nika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,376
About 1 in 144,257 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2017
77 births
Total Registered
2,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nika
Nika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,449 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Nika as a male name
Ranked #12,201 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 2003 (5 births)
Nika as a female name
Ranked #3,149 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (77 births)
Nika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 674 babies were registered. While Nika is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nika by Decade
How has Nika 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.
Nika by State
Birth registrations for Nika span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Massachusetts, Arizona. On average, about 81 Nikas were registered per state.
Nika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nika
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nika?
We estimate approximately 2,376 people named Nika 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 144,257 Americans share this first name.
Is Nika a common name?
Nika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nika most popular?
Nika reached peak popularity in 2017, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nika is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nika a female name?
Nika is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nika Smith, Nika Johnson, Nika 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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