Nikte
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Nikte by the numbers
Nikte was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Nikte
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nikte. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nicteflower10 in the US (2017)
- Nikitaunconquered; victorious129 in the US (2017)
- Nikkia form of Nikolos; victory of the people106 in the US (2017)
- Nikolevictory of the people; invented spelling of Nicole37 in the US (2017)
- Nievesnow; a form of Nieves20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nixiewater sprite, mermaid; a form of Nix8 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nikte
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