Is Nika a boy or girl name?
Nika is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 0 boys were named Nika, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,449 US babies named Nika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,149
- Babies named Nika since 1961
- 2,449
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 77 babies
Boys and girls named Nika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 441 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 477 | 99% |
| 2010s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,149 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,810 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,629 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,809 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,832 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,377 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,637 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,639 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,461 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,589 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,079 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,936 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,608 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,544 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,881 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,956 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,838 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,995 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,551 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,201 | 47 | #3,170 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,573 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,507 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,498 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,174 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,802 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,861 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,702 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,672 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,806 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,253 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,439 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,425 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,557 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,698 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,106 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,084 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,489 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,043 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,663 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,592 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,189 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,866 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,873 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,758 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,642 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,025 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,398 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,428 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,234 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,460 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,534 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,913 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,495 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,527 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,395 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,482 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,357 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nika reached #12,201 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #2,377 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nika
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.