Nakita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-KEE-ta
- Origin
- Greek
Nakita is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victorious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nakita mean?
Greek: variant of Nikita, a Russian form of Greek Niketas
“victorious”
Nikita is a man's name in Russia, but in the US it and Nakita were taken up for girls.
Is Nakita a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakita is a girls' name.
How popular is Nakita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 26 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nakita in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nakita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 26 | #922 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Nakita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 269 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Nakita in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 55 | #2,495 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,942 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 48 | #2,583 |
| 1994 | 66 | #2,074 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,918 |
| 1992 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,403 |
| 1990 | 130 | #1,253 |
| 1989 | 147 | #1,120 |
| 1988 | 146 | #1,076 |
| 1987 | 221 | #793 |
| 1986 | 269 | #683 |
| 1985 | 79 | #1,535 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,616 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,770 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,887 |
| 1980 | 72 | #1,605 |
| 1979 | 78 | #1,503 |
| 1978 | 85 | #1,374 |
| 1977 | 102 | #1,199 |
| 1976 | 72 | #1,446 |
| 1975 | 99 | #1,162 |
| 1974 | 90 | #1,218 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
Nicknames for Nakita
- Kita
Names like Nakita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Dakota, Radhika, Sasha, Anika, Anisha, Nirvana, Jessica, Alisha, Athina, Mika, Tanisha
Names related to Nakita
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nakita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakita, updated 20 October 2026.