Is Nishka a boy or girl name?

Nishka is a girl’s name. Of the 539 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nishka

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Nishka was most popular in 2010, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,971 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 539 people named Nishka.

Nishka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nishka’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nishka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nishka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 539 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nishka

Where Nishka is most concentrated

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

California 6.5×

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