How Many People Are Named Nioka?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Nioka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Nioka peaked in popularity in 1972 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nioka 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 Nioka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nioka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1972
10 births
Total Registered
113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nioka
Nioka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nioka as a female name
Ranked #17,650 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1972 (10 births)
Nioka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nioka span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 46 babies were registered. Nioka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nioka by Decade
How has Nioka 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.
Nioka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nioka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nioka
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nioka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nioka?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Nioka 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 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Nioka a common name?
Nioka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nioka most popular?
Nioka reached peak popularity in 1972, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nioka is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nioka a female name?
Nioka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nioka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nioka Smith, Nioka Johnson, Nioka 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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