How Many People Are Named Nikhita?
An estimated 260 people in the United States have the first name Nikhita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Nikhita peaked in popularity in 2003 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikhita 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 Nikhita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
260
About 1 in 1,318,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
26 births
Total Registered
265
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikhita
Nikhita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 265 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikhita as a female name
Ranked #17,724 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2003 (26 births)
Nikhita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikhita span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 180 babies were registered. Nikhita has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikhita by Decade
How has Nikhita 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.
Nikhita by State
Nikhita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikhita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikhita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikhita?
We estimate approximately 260 people named Nikhita 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 1,318,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikhita a common name?
Nikhita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 265 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikhita most popular?
Nikhita reached peak popularity in 2003, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikhita is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikhita a female name?
Nikhita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikhita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikhita Smith, Nikhita Johnson, Nikhita 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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