How Many People Are Named Nykia?
An estimated 958 people in the United States have the first name Nykia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Nykia peaked in popularity in 1994 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nykia 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 Nykia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
958
About 1 in 357,781 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
73 births
Total Registered
993
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nykia
Nykia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 993 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nykia as a female name
Ranked #12,138 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 1994 (73 births)
Nykia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nykia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 369 babies were registered. Nykia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nykia by Decade
How has Nykia 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.
Nykia by State
Birth registrations for Nykia span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, California. On average, about 16 Nykias were registered per state.
Nykia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nykia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nykia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nykia?
We estimate approximately 958 people named Nykia 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 357,781 Americans share this first name.
Is Nykia a common name?
Nykia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 993 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nykia most popular?
Nykia reached peak popularity in 1994, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nykia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nykia a female name?
Nykia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nykia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nykia Smith, Nykia Johnson, Nykia 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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