How Many People Are Named Nikka?
An estimated 391 people in the United States have the first name Nikka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Nikka peaked in popularity in 1974 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikka 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 Nikka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
391
About 1 in 876,610 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1974
16 births
Total Registered
410
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikka
Nikka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 410 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikka as a female name
Ranked #13,404 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 1974 (16 births)
Nikka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikka span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 97 babies were registered. While Nikka is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nikka by Decade
How has Nikka 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.
Nikka by State
Nikka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikka
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Nikka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikka?
We estimate approximately 391 people named Nikka 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 876,610 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikka a common name?
Nikka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 410 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikka most popular?
Nikka reached peak popularity in 1974, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikka is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikka a female name?
Nikka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikka Smith, Nikka Johnson, Nikka 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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