Nikita

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 32% girls / 68% boys

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 2004 and has been recorded in 16 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 53 babies (rank #306 that year). In 2024 it was given to 16 boys (rank #615). 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.

722

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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 boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2004	15	#710
2005	23	#519
2006	23	#507
2007	23	#524
2008	24	#522
2009	38	#379
2010	32	#417
2011	47	#331
2012	36	#386
2013	53	#306
2014	21	#549
2015	53	#306
2016	32	#403
2022	29	#408
2023	26	#421
2024	16	#615