How Many People Are Named Nikiah?
An estimated 164 people in the United States have the first name Nikiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nikiah peaked in popularity in 2002 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikiah 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 Nikiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
164
About 1 in 2,089,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2002
16 births
Total Registered
169
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikiah
Nikiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 169 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikiah as a female name
Ranked #18,488 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2002 (16 births)
Nikiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikiah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. While Nikiah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nikiah by Decade
How has Nikiah 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.
Nikiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikiah
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Nikiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikiah?
We estimate approximately 164 people named Nikiah 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 2,089,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikiah a common name?
Nikiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 169 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikiah most popular?
Nikiah reached peak popularity in 2002, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikiah is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikiah a female name?
Nikiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikiah Smith, Nikiah Johnson, Nikiah 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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