Saikia was a Paik officer of Ahom militia under the Ahom Kingdom who led a hundred paiks. Now the descendant's clans use it as a surname This is usually used among the people of Ahom and other caste which ancestors were Saikia Officer. The Saikia in the Paik system was higher in rank to the Bora (in charge of 20 paiks) but lower in rank to the Hazarika (in charge of a thousand paiks).