Nikiya is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Nikiya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,597 for girl births in the United States (and #27,468 across all names), given to 5 babies. Nikiya first appears in 1974 and peaked in 1981 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,597 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,767 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #18,395 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #16,001 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #11,041 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #8,097 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,647 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #7,968 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,922 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,266 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #6,539 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #7,064 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #5,504 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,883 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #5,621 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #5,129 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,409 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,128 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #5,523 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,178 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,450 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,919 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,986 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,171 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,534 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,803 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,324 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,305 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,510 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,179 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,259 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,263 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,664 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,229 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,792 |
| 1981 | 40 | — | #2,435 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,798 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #4,549 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,352 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,845 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,064 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,715 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,749 |