Niketa is a rare variant of Nikita that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Niketa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Niketa was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 1986 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,383 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,643 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,257 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #15,079 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,372 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,347 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,333 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #11,114 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,218 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,824 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,555 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #3,828 |
| 1986 | 38 | — | #2,601 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,589 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,439 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | #3,638 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,791 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | #4,885 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,257 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,016 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,442 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #4,012 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,914 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #3,725 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,088 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,761 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,864 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,297 |