Recorded 1972–2020 Girls' name Peak 1986 798 births

Nikkita — girls' name

798 babies named Nikkita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s991980s2721990s2762000s1072010s392020s5
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Nikkita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

64 babies were named Nikkita in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikkita

The Social Security Administration has registered 798 babies named Nikkita between 1972 and 2020, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikkita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikkita performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nikkita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Nikkita in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikkita 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 798 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.

Nikkita at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

798

Since 1972

49 years of records

Peak year

1986

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1972

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nikkita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1972

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1986)
64
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 202020122004199819921986198019741972 13

Nikkita by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
276 births that decade — 35% of Nikkita's all-time total
1970s991980s2721990s2762000s1072010s392020s5

Nikkita by state

Where Nikkita concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nikkita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
18 2.3%
#2 California
6 0.8%
#3 Ohio
6 0.8%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 New York
5 0.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
#8 Texas
5 0.6%
Florida share of Nikkita's total US births 2.3%
Even split

18 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikkita?
798 babies have been named Nikkita since 1972. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1986 with 64 births.
When was Nikkita most popular?
Nikkita was most popular in the 1990s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Nikkita most popular?
The top states for the name Nikkita are Florida (18 births), California (6 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Nikkita been used?
Nikkita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 49 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nikkita?
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, 1972–2020 (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.