How Many People Are Named Nikayla?
An estimated 1,191 people in the United States have the first name Nikayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nikayla peaked in popularity in 1999 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikayla 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 Nikayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,191
About 1 in 287,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
67 births
Total Registered
1,213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikayla
Nikayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikayla as a female name
Ranked #11,822 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (67 births)
Nikayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 562 babies were registered. Nikayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikayla by Decade
How has Nikayla 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.
Nikayla by State
Birth registrations for Nikayla span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 16 Nikaylas were registered per state.
Nikayla + Last Name Combinations
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Nikayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikayla?
We estimate approximately 1,191 people named Nikayla 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 287,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikayla a common name?
Nikayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikayla most popular?
Nikayla reached peak popularity in 1999, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikayla is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikayla a female name?
Nikayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikayla Smith, Nikayla Johnson, Nikayla 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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