Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 79% girls / 21% boys
Origin: FrenchNikita 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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5 | #5,812 |
| 1953 | 5 | #6,292 |
| 1956 | 5 | #6,625 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,439 |
| 1958 | 16 | #3,054 |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,664 |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,861 |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,802 |
| 1963 | 26 | #2,404 |
| 1964 | 32 | #2,138 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,519 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,818 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,475 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,941 |
| 1969 | 35 | #2,162 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,593 |
| 1971 | 95 | #1,202 |
| 1972 | 146 | #876 |
| 1973 | 147 | #877 |
| 1974 | 170 | #797 |
| 1975 | 166 | #821 |
| 1976 | 172 | #809 |
| 1977 | 181 | #831 |
| 1978 | 165 | #886 |
| 1979 | 145 | #987 |
| 1980 | 143 | #1,018 |
| 1981 | 126 | #1,107 |
| 1982 | 105 | #1,249 |
| 1983 | 110 | #1,187 |
| 1984 | 133 | #1,058 |
| 1985 | 162 | #961 |
| 1986 | 1,034 | #250 |
| 1987 | 659 | #361 |
| 1988 | 454 | #497 |
| 1989 | 417 | #545 |
| 1990 | 337 | #661 |
| 1991 | 372 | #609 |
| 1992 | 343 | #651 |
| 1993 | 265 | #780 |
| 1994 | 207 | #917 |
| 1995 | 190 | #989 |
| 1996 | 161 | #1,128 |
| 1997 | 398 | #583 |
| 1998 | 359 | #643 |
| 1999 | 320 | #711 |
| 2000 | 250 | #884 |
| 2001 | 214 | #1,008 |
| 2002 | 206 | #1,047 |
| 2003 | 153 | #1,338 |
| 2004 | 149 | #1,402 |
| 2005 | 115 | #1,728 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,719 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,920 |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,989 |
| 2009 | 83 | #2,353 |
| 2010 | 124 | #1,700 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,586 |
| 2012 | 112 | #1,819 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,873 |
| 2014 | 79 | #2,342 |
| 2015 | 93 | #2,100 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,514 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,827 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,992 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3,539 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,375 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,197 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,691 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,431 |
