Nachiketa (name)

Nachiketa is an Indian masculine given name. It is most well-known through the character of the same name in the ancient Katha Upanishad.

Notable people with the name include:
 * Kambampati Nachiketa (born 1973), Indian Air Force Pilot
 * Nachiketa Ghosh (1925–1976), Indian music director and composer
 * Nachiketa Sharma, musician
 * Nachiketa Chakraborty, musician