Girls' name · since 1984
Ekta
112 babies named Ekta in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Ekta since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ekta has 112 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2005.
- #25,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ekta ranks #25,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ekta's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Ekta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ekta splits its recorded history at 1994: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ekta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2005
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ekta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Ekta's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ekta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (45% of all-time use).
Ekta by state
Where Ekta concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 7 | 6.3% |
7 of 112 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ekta's data
- Ekta's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2000s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Ektas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ekta
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ekta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ekta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.