How Many People Are Named Nikitha?
An estimated 286 people in the United States have the first name Nikitha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nikitha peaked in popularity in 2009 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikitha 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 Nikitha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
286
About 1 in 1,198,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2009
23 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikitha
Nikitha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikitha as a female name
Ranked #14,640 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2009 (23 births)
Nikitha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikitha span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 163 babies were registered. Nikitha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikitha by Decade
How has Nikitha 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.
Nikitha by State
Nikitha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikitha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikitha
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Nikitha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikitha?
We estimate approximately 286 people named Nikitha 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 1,198,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikitha a common name?
Nikitha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikitha most popular?
Nikitha reached peak popularity in 2009, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikitha is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikitha a female name?
Nikitha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikitha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikitha Smith, Nikitha Johnson, Nikitha 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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