Is Nikkia a boy or girl name?

Nikkia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,453 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Nikkia

Recorded 1971–2014 · United States

Nikkia was most popular in 1977, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,146 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,453 people named Nikkia.

Nikkia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikkia’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikkia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikkia is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 1,453 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nikkia

Where Nikkia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 4.7×

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