Is Nikeya a boy or girl name?

Nikeya is a girl’s name. Of the 508 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nikeya

Recorded 1974–2009 · United States

Nikeya was most popular in 1982, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,232 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 508 people named Nikeya.

Nikeya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikeya’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikeya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikeya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 508 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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