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    The first name Nika

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 girls were named Nika, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 19 births (#1,545).

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    282
    babies named Nika, 1996–2025
    #2,788
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nika with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Nika at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 50 girls born in the United States were named Nika, the 3,200th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 77 were.

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    2,502
    babies named Nika since 1880
    #3,200
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Nika

    12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nika Melia
      Georgian politician (born 1979)
    • Nika Gilauri
      Georgian politician, born 1975
    • Nika Futterman
      American actress (born 1969)
    • Nika Turković
      Croatian singer, born 1995
    • Nika Kvekveskiri
      Georgian association football player, born 1992
    • Nika Daalderop
      Dutch volleyball player, born 1998
    • Nika Fleiss
      Croatian alpine skier, born 1984
    • Nika Dzalamidze
      Georgian footballer, born 1992
    • Nika Ožegović
      Croatian tennis player, born 1985
    • Nika Rurua
      Georgian politician (1968–2018)
    • Nika McGuigan
      Actress, 1986–2019
    • Nika Mühl
      Croatian basketball player (born 2001)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Nika?
    In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Nika, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2011, with 19 births.
    Is Nika a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,502 US babies named Nika since 1880 were girls.
    When was Nika most popular?
    2017 in the United States, when 77 babies were named Nika, its highest rank at 2,378th.