Nika is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “victory.” In 2024 it was given to 51 girls in the United States.
Nika belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “victory” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Nikola.
In the United States, Nika first appears in Social Security records in 1961. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2377 in 2017, and in 2024 51 babies received the name — 2,444 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nika means “victory” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nika is a girl name. In 2024, 51 babies received the name in the US.
Nika comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Nikola.
Nika first appears in US records in 1961. Its best-ever ranking was #2377 in 2017, and 51 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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