Nilka

Girl · recorded 1970–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1975best year

Most popular in 1975.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Nilka.

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Its story

Popularity since 1970

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 7 recorded years as a table
Nilka, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19703
19734
19754
19773
19813
19823
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nilka isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
5
Rank in 1989
#12,362
How rare
1 in 368,710 girls
Since 1970
38

Nilka was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1975, at 4 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Nilka doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.