How Many People Are Named Niketa?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Niketa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Niketa peaked in popularity in 1986 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niketa 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 Niketa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1986
38 births
Total Registered
371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niketa
Niketa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 371 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niketa as a female name
Ranked #17,382 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1986 (38 births)
Niketa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niketa span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 182 babies were registered. Niketa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niketa by Decade
How has Niketa 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.
Niketa by State
Niketa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niketa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niketa
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Niketa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niketa?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Niketa 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 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Niketa a common name?
Niketa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niketa most popular?
Niketa reached peak popularity in 1986, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niketa is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niketa a female name?
Niketa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niketa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niketa Smith, Niketa Johnson, Niketa 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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