How Many People Are Named Nikyla?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Nikyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nikyla peaked in popularity in 2005 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikyla 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 Nikyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
18 births
Total Registered
150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikyla
Nikyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 150 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikyla as a female name
Ranked #16,927 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2005 (18 births)
Nikyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikyla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 98 babies were registered. Nikyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikyla by Decade
How has Nikyla 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.
Nikyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikyla?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Nikyla 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 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikyla a common name?
Nikyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikyla most popular?
Nikyla reached peak popularity in 2005, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikyla is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikyla a female name?
Nikyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikyla Smith, Nikyla Johnson, Nikyla 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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