Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1977
Nikeeta
29 babies named Nikeeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1977–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Nikeeta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1977.
Nikeeta has 29 recorded births among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 1987.
- 29 total births
- 1977–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Nikeeta since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 29
- total births
- 1977–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Nikeeta was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
11 babies were named Nikeeta in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Nikeeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikeeta's full recorded timeline at 1986, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikeeta at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Nikeeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1987
- Peak year (1986)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Nikeeta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nikeeta's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nikeeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nikeeta? ▼
29 babies have been named Nikeeta since 1977. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1986 with 11 births.
When was Nikeeta most popular? ▼
Nikeeta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Nikeeta been used? ▼
Nikeeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 11 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Nikeeta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nikeeta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nikeeta: Baby Name Since 1977 - 29 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nikeeta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nikeeta 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 July 2026.