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How popular is the name Nica?

Births per year, rank history and how many Nicas are alive today.

Nica (female), a spelling of Nika, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2018 (ranked 5666th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2005, when 3 babies were given the name, the 4798th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2017, with 3 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Nika you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Nikas born in England and Wales are between 7 and 18, and there are at least 320 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Nika - on average, only one in every 985 such rooms contains a Nika.

How many babies are named Nica each year?

Includes all spellings: Nica, Nika. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05101520200020201999: 42003: 52004: 42005: 82006: 102007: 122008: 142009: 102010: 112011: 192012: 122013: 182014: 192015: 122016: 172017: 182018: 142019: 142020: 112021: 152022: 142023: 122024: 92025: 9actual

Where does the Nica spelling rank?

1101001,00010,0002005: ranked 4,7982017: ranked 5,7652018: ranked 5,666

Where does the Nika spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201999: ranked 3,2252003: ranked 3,0992004: ranked 3,7252005: ranked 3,3822006: ranked 2,1372007: ranked 1,9652008: ranked 1,8152009: ranked 2,3262010: ranked 2,2352011: ranked 1,5452012: ranked 2,2152013: ranked 1,6392014: ranked 1,5622015: ranked 2,1952016: ranked 1,7492017: ranked 1,9112018: ranked 2,3402019: ranked 1,9402020: ranked 2,3002021: ranked 1,8662022: ranked 1,9482023: ranked 2,2012024: ranked 2,7722025: ranked 2,788

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Nica per year in England and Wales, 1999 to 2025, peaking at about 19 in 2011
Nica: births per year in England and Wales, 1999-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Nica most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Nika, peaked in 2011, when 19 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Nica spelling itself peaked in 2005, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Nica?

At least 320 people named Nica in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Nica?

Most living Nicas are between 7 and 18; the most common age is about 9.

Is Nica becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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