Nikita

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Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Nikita is a common masculine name in Eastern Europe and Greece. The Russian variant originated as a Greek name, and subsequently Russian name. The Ukrainian and Belarusian variants are Mykyta, and Mikita, respectively. The Romanian variant is Nichita.

From Wikipedia

Nikita first appears in the data in 1986 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 52 babies (rank #104 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nikita

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nikita yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

189
Total babies (all years)
8
Years in the data
52
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198639#114
199945#113
200152#104
200244#112
20144#395
20151#2,263
20161#2,221
20172#788