How Many People Are Named Nikea?
An estimated 309 people in the United States have the first name Nikea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nikea peaked in popularity in 1984 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikea 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 Nikea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
309
About 1 in 1,109,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1984
24 births
Total Registered
328
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikea
Nikea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 328 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikea as a female name
Ranked #18,049 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1984 (24 births)
Nikea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikea span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 144 babies were registered. Nikea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikea by Decade
How has Nikea 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.
Nikea by State
Nikea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikea?
We estimate approximately 309 people named Nikea 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 1,109,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikea a common name?
Nikea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 328 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikea most popular?
Nikea reached peak popularity in 1984, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikea is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikea a female name?
Nikea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikea Smith, Nikea Johnson, Nikea 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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