How Many People Are Named Niquita?
An estimated 112 people in the United States have the first name Niquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Niquita peaked in popularity in 1986 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niquita 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 Niquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
112
About 1 in 3,060,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1986
18 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niquita
Niquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 119 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niquita as a female name
Ranked #14,845 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1986 (18 births)
Niquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niquita span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 87 babies were registered. Niquita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niquita by Decade
How has Niquita 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.
Niquita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niquita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niquita?
We estimate approximately 112 people named Niquita 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 3,060,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Niquita a common name?
Niquita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niquita most popular?
Niquita reached peak popularity in 1986, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niquita is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niquita a female name?
Niquita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niquita Smith, Niquita Johnson, Niquita 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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