Unisex name · since 1976
Nickita
40 babies named Nickita in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Nickita since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickita has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2000.
- #37,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickita ranks #37,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #37,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nickita's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickita's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickita popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nickita popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 2005 (Nickita as boys' name)
Nickita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Nickita's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nickita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Nickita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nickita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1976–2000 (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 Nickita 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.