Recorded 1974–1987 Girls' name Peak 1975 35 births

Neketa — girls' name

35 babies named Neketa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s13
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Neketa was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Neketa in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neketa

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Neketa between 1974 and 1987, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neketa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neketa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neketa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neketa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neketa at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

35

Since 1974

14 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1974

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1987

Neketa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1974

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Neketa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 63% of Neketa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neketa?
35 babies have been named Neketa since 1974. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Neketa most popular?
Neketa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Neketa been used?
Neketa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 14 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Neketa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nekia, Nekisha, Nekita, Nekesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.