Nikitha
Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada and Telugu films alongside a few Tamil and Malayalam films.
- Telugu
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Nikitha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada and Telugu films alongside a few Tamil and Malayalam films.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Telugu
- Tamil
The Story of Nikitha
The earliest SSA record of Nikitha as a baby girl name dates back to 1995, when 9 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Nikitha — #5,891 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Nikithas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 290 Nikithas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nikitha
Nikitha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Nikitha's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,891. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikitha'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 .
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