Feminine dossier · first seen 1961

Nika

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nika
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1961Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

33.8%

2024

All-time

2,444

Nika has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 77 girls were named Nika.

In 2024, only 51 girls were given the name.

Down 33.8% from its peak.

All told, about 2,444 Americans have been named Nika and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1961.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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