Nika
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Nika is a name meaning “bringer of victory” or “the people’s victory.” Nika is also given as Russian for “belonging to God.” Nika can be a short form of Nikita or Veronica.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Nika in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nika against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nika is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Nika in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 50 girls were named Nika, making it the #3167 girls' name in the US. Since 1961, 2,497 girls have been named Nika, with the most (77) in 2017. It is most common, relative to births, in Illinois and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Nika
There are 16 towns and villages with Nika in their name, in 7 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 10🇦🇫 Afghanistan 1🇨🇲 Cameroon 1🇨🇳 China 1🇮🇳 India 1🇮🇶 Iraq 1🇾🇪 Yemen 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| An Nikā‘ | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Maidad Nika | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Nika | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – | Map |
| Nika | Azad Kashmir, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Nika Chauntari | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Nika Raitola | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nika Xiaozhai | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Nikā Khēl | Parwan, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – | Map |
| Ghaibi Nika Kili | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Hasan Nika Hadira | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nika
There are 25 lakes and reservoirs with Nika in their name, in 2 countries.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 24🇨🇦 Canada 1
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| Lac Nika | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | Eastern Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | Eastern Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Western Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Nika Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Fictional characters named Nika
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nika as a pet name
FurryName has found 142 dogs named Nika in public pet registers, making it the #1,161 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (5), Basel (3), Fusagasugá (1). Nika as a dog name →
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