boy's name

Nikitas

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 76

Nikitas is a boy's name. In 2015 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.

  • Nikitas is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in 1977, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1973.

Nikitas over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nikitas by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 37
1980s 5
1990s 6
2000s 13
2010s (to 2015) 12

How popular is Nikitas?

In 2015, Nikitas 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 Nikitas is used

England & Wales #5,299 3 in 2015
United States #10,923 6 in 2015

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 Nikitas

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

Parents who like Nikitas also like

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

Sibling names for Nikitas

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

Common questions about Nikitas

How popular is the name Nikitas?

In 2015, Nikitas 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 Nikitas a girl's or a boy's name?

Nikitas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nikitas most popular?

Nikitas peaked in 1977, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.