How Many People Are Named Nikia?
An estimated 3,735 people in the United States have the first name Nikia. It is predominantly female (93.8%). The average bearer is 41 years old, and Nikia peaked in popularity in 1975 with 335 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikia 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 Nikia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,735
About 1 in 91,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.8% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1975
335 births
Total Registered
3,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikia
Nikia is predominantly female (93.8%), though 246 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nikia as a male name
Ranked #13,829 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1975 (63 births)
Nikia as a female name
Ranked #15,085 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1975 (272 births)
Nikia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,468 babies were registered. Nikia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikia by Decade
How has Nikia 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.
Nikia by State
Birth registrations for Nikia span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Maryland. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Connecticut. On average, about 103 Nikias were registered per state.
Nikia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nikia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikia?
We estimate approximately 3,735 people named Nikia 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 91,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikia a common name?
Nikia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikia most popular?
Nikia reached peak popularity in 1975, when 335 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikia a female name?
Nikia is predominantly female. 93.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikia Smith, Nikia Johnson, Nikia 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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