Recorded 1973–2015 Boys' name Peak 1977 73 births

Nikitas — boys' name

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.

1970s371980s51990s62000s132010s12
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nikitas was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nikitas in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikitas

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Nikitas between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikitas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikitas performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nikitas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikitas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nikitas at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

73

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Nikitas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
45678910 201520102004200319921986197919781977197619741973 6

Nikitas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 51% of Nikitas's all-time total
1970s371980s51990s62000s132010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikitas?
73 babies have been named Nikitas since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Nikitas most popular?
Nikitas was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Nikitas been used?
Nikitas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Nikitas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.