Total births
88
Girls' name · since 1973
Nikitia
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.
- 88
- total births
- 1973–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
88 girls have been named Nikitia since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nikitia has 88 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1989.
- 88 total births
- 1973–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
88 girls have been named Nikitia since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 88
- total births
- 1973–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
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.
Nikitia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikitia's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikitia at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Nikitia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1989
- Peak year (1986)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nikitia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nikitia's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Nikitia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nikitia? ▼
Nikitia has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 18 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nikitia: Baby Name Since 1973 - 88 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nikitia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nikitia 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 July 2026.