Nikaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Nikaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikaya come from?
Modern: modern coinage
Is Nikaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Nikaya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Nikaya in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Nikaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avaya, Navya, Priya, Radhika, Nirvana, Prisha, Kavya, Anika, Avani, Saanvi, Dhara, Shreya
Names related to Nikaya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Nikaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikaya, updated 20 October 2026.