Girls' name · since 1969
Nekita
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 368 babies named Nekita, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nekita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 368 have been recorded since 1969.
Nekita has 368 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1999.
- #14,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 368 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekita ranks #14,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nekita's 368 recorded births place it above 80.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Nekita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nekita's full recorded timeline at 1982, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nekita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1999
- Peak year (1986)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nekita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (167 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Nekita's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nekita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 167 births (45% of all-time use).
Nekita by state
Where Nekita concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 16 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
16 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nekita's data
- Nekita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Nekitas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nekita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1969–1999 (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 Nekita 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.