Nikayla
Girl · ni-KAY-la · Modern
Nikayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Nikayla come from?
Modern: modern blend, probably Nicole with Kayla or Mikayla
- Say it
- ni-KAY-la
Is Nikayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikayla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikayla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Nikayla, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 1999, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Nikayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,071 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,915 |
| 2005 | 65 | #2,603 |
| 2004 | 61 | #2,675 |
| 2003 | 63 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 64 | #2,399 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 64 | #2,218 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
Nicknames for Nikayla
Names like Nikayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla Noa Kaylani Nalani Layla Jayla Alani Amira Kailani Nailea Kalani Keyla
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