Recorded 1975–1992 Girls' name Peak 1986 119 births

Niquita — girls' name

119 babies named Niquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s871990s19
1980s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Niquita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Niquita

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Niquita between 1975 and 1992, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niquita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niquita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niquita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niquita 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 119 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.

Niquita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

119

Since 1975

18 years of records

Peak year

1986

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1975

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1992

Niquita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1975

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1986)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 19921990198819861984198119791975 5

Niquita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
87 births that decade — 73% of Niquita's all-time total
1970s131980s871990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niquita?
119 babies have been named Niquita since 1975. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1986 with 18 births.
When was Niquita most popular?
Niquita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Niquita been used?
Niquita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 18 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Niquita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niquel, Niquisha. 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, 1975–1992 (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.