Unisex name · since 1949
Nikita
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 10,778 babies named Nikita, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,778
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikita currently ranks #4479 among unisex names in America, with 10,778 babies recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Nikita recorded 10,778 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #4479 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, 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 1949 to 2025.
- #1,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,479 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,778 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikita ranks #1,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,479 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,778 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,778
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nikita's 10,778 recorded births place it above 97.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nikita compares
10,778 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nikita's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,778 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,034 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nikita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikita splits its recorded history at 1990: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 1,034 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikita popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 1,034
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Nikita popularity over time - boys
2,890 total births recorded since 1959 (Nikita as boys' name)
Nikita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,343 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Nikita's strongest decade.
3,343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nikita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 318
1960s
318 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,447 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,343 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,952 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,507 births
- 2010s 886
2010s
886 births
- 2020s 237
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,343 births (31% of all-time use).
How Nikita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nikita's total volume
Nikita by state
Where Nikita concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 920 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 691 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 599 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 589 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 559 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 423 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 379 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 343 | 3.2% |
920 of 10,778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Nikita appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nikita's data
- Nikita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,343 total births); usage has since declined to 237 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikitas (920 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nikita: 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 (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Nikita 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.