girl's name

Ekta

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 154

Ekta is a girl's name. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ekta is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in 1991, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1984.

Ekta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ekta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 25
1990s 50
2000s (to 2005) 37

How popular is Ekta?

In 2005, Ekta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ekta is used

Canada #2,706 5 in 1993
England & Wales #4,984 4 in 2007
United States #18,379 5 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ekta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ekta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ekta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ekta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ekta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ekta

How popular is the name Ekta?

In 2005, Ekta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ekta a girl's or a boy's name?

Ekta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ekta most popular?

Ekta peaked in 1991, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.