Is Nikayla a boy or girl name?

Nikayla is a girl’s name. Of the 1,218 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Nikayla

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Nikayla was most popular in 1999, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,764 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,218 people named Nikayla.

Nikayla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikayla’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,218 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org