Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1974
Nikeita
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.
- 12
- total births
- 1974–1984
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Nikeita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1974.
Nikeita has 12 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1984.
- 12 total births
- 1974–1984 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Nikeita since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.
- 12
- total births
- 1974–1984
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
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.
Nikeita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikeita splits its recorded history at 1984: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikeita at a glance
Last recorded 1984Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Nikeita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1984
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Nikeita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nikeita's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Nikeita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nikeita? ▼
Nikeita has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 7 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Nikeita
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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, 1974–1984 (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. "Nikeita: Baby Name Since 1974 - 12 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nikeita. 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 Nikeita 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.