boy's name

Niket

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 26

Niket is a boy's name. In 2009 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1998, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1986.

Niket over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s.

12
'80 '90 '00
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Births named Niket by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 6
2000s 12

How popular is Niket?

In 2009, Niket was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Niket is used

England & Wales #3,185 3 in 1997
United States #11,267 6 in 2009

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 Niket

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

Parents who like Niket also like

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

Sibling names for Niket

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

Common questions about Niket

How popular is the name Niket?

In 2009, Niket was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Niket is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Niket most popular?

Niket peaked in 1998, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.