How popular is the name Nikita?

Nikita ranks 1,344th among girls' names in US records, with 13,610 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 530.

Is Nikita a unisex name?

No. Nikita is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1986, when 1,034 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,344 of girl names

Pronounced N AH0 K IY1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

Nikita is a girls' name, and first appears in 1949. It has been given to 13,610 children — the 1,344th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 1,034 children were given it.

1986Girls: 1,034Boys: 32

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Nikita?: Nikita ranks 1,344th among girls' names in US records, with 13,610 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 530.
Is Nikita a unisex name?: No. Nikita is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nikita most popular?: 1986, when 1,034 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.