Nikia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KEE-a
Nikia is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikia come from?
US name related to Nakia, or an elaboration of Nikki
Is Nikia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikia is a girls' name.
How popular is Nikia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 girls.
Nikia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Nikia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 272 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Nikia in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 33 | #3,803 |
| 1999 | 58 | #2,468 |
| 1998 | 71 | #2,063 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,928 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,934 |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,635 |
| 1988 | 95 | #1,445 |
| 1987 | 114 | #1,240 |
| 1986 | 132 | #1,113 |
| 1985 | 120 | #1,178 |
| 1984 | 129 | #1,080 |
| 1983 | 136 | #1,030 |
| 1982 | 127 | #1,107 |
| 1981 | 192 | #822 |
| 1980 | 178 | #862 |
| 1979 | 192 | #821 |
| 1978 | 224 | #705 |
| 1977 | 202 | #755 |
| 1976 | 189 | #762 |
| 1975 | 272 | #593 |
| 1974 | 188 | #751 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Nicknames for Nikia
- Nikki 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Nadia Alisha Emily Francesca Aisha Talia Nia Amber India Jasmine Melissa
Names related to Nikia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nikia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikia, updated 20 October 2026.