Niketa
Niketa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Hindi.
- Marathi
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Niketa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niketa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Hindi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Marathi
- Hindi
The Story of Niketa
American parents first put Niketa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 38 Niketas were born — ranking #2,564 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Niketas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2002 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 371 Niketas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Niketa
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About the name Niketa
Niketa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 371 births in the dataset. Niketa's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #2,564. Use the chart and map above to compare Niketa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.