Recorded 2008–2018 Boys' name Peak 2016 29 births

Nikith — boys' name

29 babies named Nikith in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s24
2010s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Nikith was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nikith in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikith

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Nikith between 2008 and 2018, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikith performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikith shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikith 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 29 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.

Nikith at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

29

Since 2008

11 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2008

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2018

Nikith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2008

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182017201620102008 5

Nikith by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24 births that decade — 83% of Nikith's all-time total
2000s52010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikith?
29 babies have been named Nikith since 2008. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Nikith most popular?
Nikith was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nikith been used?
Nikith has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 11 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Nikith?
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, 2008–2018 (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.