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Why parents love Nika- Nike IS the goddess of victory — most powerful.The Nika Riots ARE Byzantine's most dramatic.Two syllables with a bright, Greek sound: NEE-kah.Ni and Ka are both embedded.The most directly victorious name.
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The vibe of Nika
victoryGreekNikegoddesspowerfulchampionNika RiotsByzantinedramaticuprisingbright
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Origin & history of Nika
Greek Nike (victory)
→ Nika
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Russian / Slovenian / Croatian roots
Nika IS from Nike — goddess of victory. The Nika Riots ARE Byzantine's most dramatic uprising.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek; Nike goddess; Nika Riots (532 AD).
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Today
Nika remains a beloved choice, ranking #2716 in the US. 2,449 babies have been named Nika since 1961.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Nika?
2017
peak year
The name Nika reached its peak in 2017, with 77 registrations (ranked #2377). The name has actually been around since 1961 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2716) today, averaging about 64 new babies per year. Nika's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,449 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
77
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,377)
(ranked #2,377)
64
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
640
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,449
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nika8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Nika's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — victory leadership. People named Nika tend to be bright, victorious, and gifted at being the Greek goddess of victory.
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Greek goddess of victory✦
Nika-Riots◈
Most-powerful-champion◎
Bright-dynamic♡
Byzantine-dramaticN5
I9
K2
A1
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Nika💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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