NameTides

Nika

Nika was the #3,167 girls' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Nika as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nika as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nika as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,167 (50)#2,788 (9)#608 (5)#1,495 (16)
2024#3,081 (52)#2,772 (9)—#1,710 (13)
2023#2,789 (61)#2,201 (12)—#1,108 (22)
2022#2,821 (60)#1,948 (14)#634 (5)#1,095 (23)
2021#2,608 (66)#1,866 (15)—#1,381 (17)
2020#2,748 (60)#2,300 (11)—#1,087 (23)
2019#2,376 (75)#1,940 (14)#716 (4)#895 (30)
2018#2,810 (60)#2,340 (11)—#1,002 (26)
2017#2,357 (77)#1,911 (15)—#857 (32)
2016#2,617 (67)#1,749 (17)#661 (5)#915 (29)
2015#2,619 (68)#2,195 (12)—#951 (27)
2014#2,442 (74)#1,562 (19)—#847 (32)
2013#2,568 (69)#1,639 (18)#894 (3)#1,206 (20)
2012#3,040 (55)#2,215 (12)#768 (4)#1,248 (20)
2011#2,909 (59)#1,545 (19)#612 (6)#797 (34)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #2,357.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nika is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 38,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nika by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nika (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NikaCanadaGirls#1,49516
NikaCanadaBoys—too few
NikaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
NikaIrelandGirls#6085
NikaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NikaUSGirls#3,16750
NikaUSBoys—too few