Nikiah
Girl · nih-KEE-a
Nikiah is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikiah come from?
Spelling of Nikia; US name related to Nakia, or an elaboration of Nikki
- Say it
- nih-KEE-a
Meaning borrowed from Nikia.
Is Nikiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Nikiah 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 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Nikiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
Nicknames for Nikiah
- Nikki 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zariah Kaliyah Naziyah Zaniyah Hadassah Jaliyah Taliyah Sariah Aliya Janiyah Samiyah