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Girl name

Nikia

94% girls · last recorded 2019

Nikia has been given to about 3,974 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 3,857
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nikia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 335
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,974

How popular is Nikia?

Its best year was 1975, when 335 babies were given the name, ranking 593rd. The typical living American called Nikia is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Nikia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nikita0.81
  2. Nakia0.80
  3. Tricia0.72
  4. Lilia0.70
  5. Alicia0.68
  6. Lidia0.70
  7. Livia0.70
  8. Niki0.70

Middle names for Nikia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nikia Josephine0.84
  2. Nikia Rose0.83
  3. Nikia Louise0.83
  4. Nikia June0.82
  5. Nikia Pearl0.82
  6. Nikia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nikia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.79
  2. Meredithsister · 0.75
  3. Kareembrother · 0.75
  4. Aishasister · 0.73
  5. Elishaeither · 0.73
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.72

Where Nikia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nikia White0.78
    2. Nikia Reyes0.78
    3. Nikia Moore0.78
    4. Nikia Lee0.78
    5. Nikia Hill0.78
    6. Nikia Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nikia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.