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Girl name

Nikya

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Nikya has been given to about 247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 243
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nikya per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2002 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time247

How popular is Nikya?

Its best year was 2002, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 4863rd. The typical living American called Nikya is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Nikya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nikita0.73
  2. Niya0.74
  3. Nakia0.70
  4. Kiya0.70
  5. Nina0.64
  6. Nia0.64
  7. Nikki0.64
  8. Nita0.64

Middle names for Nikya

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

Sibling names for Nikya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jalenbrother · 0.69
  2. Hallesister · 0.67
  3. Paulinasister · 0.66
  4. Colbybrother · 0.65
  5. Macysister · 0.64
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.62

Where Nikya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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