Recorded 1974–1984 Girls' name Peak 1984 12 births

Nikeita — girls' name

12 babies named Nikeita in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s7
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Nikeita was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nikeita in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikeita

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Nikeita between 1974 and 1984, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikeita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikeita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikeita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikeita 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 12 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.

Nikeita at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

12

Since 1974

11 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1974

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1984

Nikeita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1974

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19841974 5

Nikeita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Nikeita's all-time total
1970s51980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikeita?
12 babies have been named Nikeita since 1974. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Nikeita most popular?
Nikeita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Nikeita been used?
Nikeita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 11 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Nikeita?
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.

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, 1974–1984 (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.