Recorded 1973–1989 Girls' name Peak 1986 88 births

Nikitia — girls' name

88 babies named Nikitia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s52
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Nikitia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

18 babies were named Nikitia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikitia

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Nikitia between 1973 and 1989, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikitia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikitia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikitia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikitia 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 88 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.

Nikitia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

88

Since 1973

17 years of records

Peak year

1986

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1973

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1989

Nikitia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1973

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1986)
18
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 198919881987198619841981197919781977197619751973 5

Nikitia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 59% of Nikitia's all-time total
1970s361980s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikitia?
88 babies have been named Nikitia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1986 with 18 births.
When was Nikitia most popular?
Nikitia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Nikitia been used?
Nikitia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 17 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Nikitia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1989 (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.