How Many People Are Named Nikan?
An estimated 129 people in the United States have the first name Nikan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Nikan peaked in popularity in 2020 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikan 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 Nikan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
129
About 1 in 2,657,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2020
15 births
Total Registered
130
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikan
Nikan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 130 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikan as a male name
Ranked #7,575 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (15 births)
Nikan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 68 babies were registered. Nikan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nikan by Decade
How has Nikan 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.
Nikan by State
Nikan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikan
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nikan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikan?
We estimate approximately 129 people named Nikan 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 2,657,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikan a common name?
Nikan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 130 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikan most popular?
Nikan reached peak popularity in 2020, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikan is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikan a male name?
Nikan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikan Smith, Nikan Johnson, Nikan 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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