Girls' name · since 1969
Niketa
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 371 babies named Niketa, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 371
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Niketa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 371 have been recorded since 1969.
Niketa has 371 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 2002.
- #14,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 371 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niketa ranks #14,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 371 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 371
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Niketa's 371 recorded births place it above 80.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Niketa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niketa splits its recorded history at 1985: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niketa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2002
- Peak year (1986)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Niketa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Niketa's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Niketa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (49% of all-time use).
Niketa by state
Where Niketa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 371 births nationwide.
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What to do with Niketa's data
- Niketa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Niketas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Niketa: 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 (~33 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, 1969–2002 (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 Niketa 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.