Nykira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KEER-a
- Origin
- Modern
Nykira is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nykira come from?
Modern: modern coinage
Is Nykira a girl's or a boy's name?
Nykira is a girls' name.
How popular is Nykira in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Nykira in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nykira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
Names like Nykira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nevaeh, Kiana, Kimora, Kianna, Kiara, Kaliyah, Mckenna, Amira, Naima, Samira, Janiyah, Kamora
Names related to Nykira
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Nykira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nykira, updated 20 October 2026.