Is Nikiya a boy or girl name?

Nikiya is a girl’s name. Of the 592 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nikiya

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Nikiya was most popular in 1981, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,785 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 592 people named Nikiya.

Nikiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikiya’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 592 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