How Many People Are Named Ankita?
An estimated 508 people in the United States have the first name Ankita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ankita peaked in popularity in 2000 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ankita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ankita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
508
About 1 in 674,713 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2000
35 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ankita
Ankita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 518 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ankita as a female name
Ranked #15,745 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2000 (35 births)
Ankita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ankita span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 248 babies were registered. While Ankita is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ankita by Decade
How has Ankita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ankita by State
Birth registrations for Ankita span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in New York, New Jersey, California. On average, about 29 Ankitas were registered per state.
Ankita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ankita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ankita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ankita?
We estimate approximately 508 people named Ankita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 674,713 Americans share this first name.
Is Ankita a common name?
Ankita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ankita most popular?
Ankita reached peak popularity in 2000, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ankita is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ankita a female name?
Ankita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ankita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ankita Smith, Ankita Johnson, Ankita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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