Nickayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ni-KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Nickayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nickayla come from?
Modern: spelling of Nikayla; modern blend, probably Nicole with Kayla or Mikayla
Meaning borrowed from Nikayla.
Is Nickayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Nickayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Nickayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Nickayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nickayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
Nicknames for Nickayla
Names like Nickayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Jayla, Camila, Emma, Nevaeh, Eliza, Makayla, Nailea, Sienna, Bella, Akira, Mckenna
Names related to Nickayla
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nickayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nickayla, updated 20 October 2026.