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Nika

Girl

Meaning of Nika: Greek: 'victory'

Nika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3084th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3084

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,502

First recorded 1961 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 45 babies1989: 45 babies1990: 51 babies19901991: 52 babies1992: 35 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 46 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 31 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 52 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 54 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 62 babies2009: 74 babies2010: 70 babies20102011: 59 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 69 babies2014: 74 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 75 babies2020: 60 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 61 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Nika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 77.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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