Nikita

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

189

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nikita

Nikita Khrushchevrevolutionary · b. 1894
Nikita Mikhalkovfilm screenwriter · b. 1945
Nikita MazepinFormula One driver · b. 1999
Nikita Simonyanassociation football executive · b. 1926
Nikita Vitiugovmind gamer · b. 1987

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1986	39	#114
1999	45	#113
2001	52	#104
2002	44	#112
2014	4	#395
2015	1	#2,263
2016	1	#2,221
2017	2	#788