Girls' name · since 1995
Nikitha
290 babies named Nikitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikitha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 290 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Nikitha recorded 290 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2020.
- #16,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikitha ranks #16,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikitha's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nikitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikitha's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nikitha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (163 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Nikitha's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nikitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 163 births (56% of all-time use).
Nikitha by state
Where Nikitha concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.9% |
17 of 290 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nikitha's data
- Nikitha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikithas (17 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 Nikitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1995–2020 (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 Nikitha 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.