How Many People Are Named Ekta?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Ekta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ekta peaked in popularity in 1991 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ekta 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 Ekta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
11 births
Total Registered
112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ekta
Ekta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 112 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ekta as a female name
Ranked #17,259 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1991 (11 births)
Ekta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ekta span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 50 babies were registered. While Ekta is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ekta by Decade
How has Ekta 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.
Ekta by State
Ekta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ekta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ekta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ekta?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Ekta 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 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Ekta a common name?
Ekta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ekta most popular?
Ekta reached peak popularity in 1991, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ekta is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ekta a female name?
Ekta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ekta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ekta Smith, Ekta Johnson, Ekta 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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