Girl

Nika

NEE-kah

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Greek origin meaning 'victor' or 'winner,' derived from Nike the goddess of victory. Short, punchy, and timeless with Eastern European heritage variants.”

Popularity Over Time

Nika US popularity rank over timeRank 7127 in 1967 to rank 2362 in 2017. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2362#4745#71271961198020002024

Nika is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

MinimalStrongModernElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Nika Zupanc (designer)
  • Nika King (actress)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Nia

Swahili Beautiful But Not Top 100

Nika

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Nyx

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Nina

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Zara

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Kaia

Hawaiian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Leia

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Popular in Scandinavian, Greek, and Russian cultures with universal appeal

People Also Ask

Greek origin meaning 'victor' or 'winner,' derived from Nike the goddess of victory. Short, punchy, and timeless with Eastern European heritage variants.

Nika is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Nika works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Nika include Zara, Kaia, Leia.