Girls' name · since 1978
Niketta
11 babies named Niketta in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #53,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Niketta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Niketta recorded 11 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1987.
- #53,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niketta ranks #53,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #53,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Niketta's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niketta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niketta's SSA record in two at 1987 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 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niketta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Niketta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Niketta's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Niketta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niketta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1978–1987 (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 Niketta 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.