Nikayla is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1999 and has since faded.
Nikayla is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,596 for girl births in the United States (and #27,467 across all names), given to 5 babies. Nikayla was first reported in SSA data in 1988 and peaked in 1999 (67 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,596 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,866 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,938 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #17,071 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,895 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,850 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #8,034 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #7,327 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,656 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,886 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #5,617 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #5,938 |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | #4,988 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | #5,075 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | #4,134 |
| 2010 | 45 | 45 | #3,558 |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #3,721 |
| 2008 | 55 | 55 | #3,111 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | #4,111 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | #2,933 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | #2,622 |
| 2004 | 61 | 61 | #2,703 |
| 2003 | 63 | 63 | #2,570 |
| 2002 | 54 | 54 | #2,811 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #2,561 |
| 2000 | 64 | 64 | #2,419 |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #2,247 |
| 1998 | 64 | 64 | #2,235 |
| 1997 | 51 | — | #2,545 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #3,128 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #2,962 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,676 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #4,942 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,215 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #5,125 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #5,468 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,511 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,510 |