girl's name

Nekita

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 371

Nekita is a girl's name. In 1999 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.

Nekita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s.

167
'60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Nekita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 163
1980s 167
1990s 32

How popular is Nekita?

In 1999, Nekita was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nekita is used

England & Wales #6,200 3 in 2007
United States #11,904 7 in 1999

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 Nekita

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

Parents who like Nekita also like

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

Sibling names for Nekita

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

Common questions about Nekita

How popular is the name Nekita?

In 1999, Nekita was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Nekita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nekita most popular?

Nekita peaked in 1986, when 29 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.