How Many People Are Named Nikiyah?
An estimated 194 people in the United States have the first name Nikiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Nikiyah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikiyah 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 Nikiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
194
About 1 in 1,766,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2012
18 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikiyah
Nikiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 197 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikiyah as a female name
Ranked #16,924 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (18 births)
Nikiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikiyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 127 babies were registered. Nikiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikiyah by Decade
How has Nikiyah 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.
Nikiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Nikiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikiyah?
We estimate approximately 194 people named Nikiyah 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 1,766,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikiyah a common name?
Nikiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikiyah most popular?
Nikiyah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikiyah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikiyah a female name?
Nikiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikiyah Smith, Nikiyah Johnson, Nikiyah 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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