Boys' name · since 1973
Nikitas
73 babies named Nikitas in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikitas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 73 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Nikitas recorded 73 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2015.
- #19,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikitas ranks #19,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikitas's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikitas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikitas's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikitas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2015
- Peak year (1977)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Nikitas by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Nikitas's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nikitas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Nikitas's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikitas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1973–2015 (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 Nikitas 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.