Nikkia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KEE-a
Nikkia is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikkia come from?
Spelling of Nikia; US name related to Nakia, or an elaboration of Nikki
Meaning borrowed from Nikia.
Is Nikkia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikkia is a girls' name.
How popular is Nikkia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 85 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Nikkia in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikkia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 39 | #2,695 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 51 | #2,081 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,905 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,992 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,755 |
| 1981 | 81 | #1,490 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,583 |
| 1979 | 85 | #1,431 |
| 1978 | 80 | #1,434 |
| 1977 | 81 | #1,380 |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,585 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,561 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
Nicknames for Nikkia
- Nikki 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikkia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Nikkia
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, “Nikkia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikkia, updated 20 October 2026.