How Many People Are Named Nekita?
An estimated 340 people in the United States have the first name Nekita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Nekita peaked in popularity in 1986 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nekita 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 Nekita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
340
About 1 in 1,008,101 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1986
29 births
Total Registered
368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nekita
Nekita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 368 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nekita as a female name
Ranked #12,286 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1986 (29 births)
Nekita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nekita span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 167 babies were registered. Nekita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nekita by Decade
How has Nekita 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.
Nekita by State
Birth registrations for Nekita span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia. On average, about 9 Nekitas were registered per state.
Nekita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nekita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nekita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nekita?
We estimate approximately 340 people named Nekita 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 1,008,101 Americans share this first name.
Is Nekita a common name?
Nekita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nekita most popular?
Nekita reached peak popularity in 1986, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nekita is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nekita a female name?
Nekita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nekita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nekita Smith, Nekita Johnson, Nekita 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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