Nikita
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ni-KEE-ta
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Nikita is a name of Greek origin, meaning “victorious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Nikita mean?
Greek: Russian form of Greek Niketas
“victorious”
A Russian boy's name, borne by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev; elsewhere, especially in India, it is used for girls.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nikita a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nikita has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 31 girls and 25 boys in the US.
How popular is Nikita in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Nikita, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 52 boys. 7 girls were also named Nikita in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Nikita than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Nikita in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 99% of the babies named Nikita in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 39%, with more boys than girls since 2017.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Nikita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 37 | #919 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 42 | #825 |
| 2014 | 52 | #705 |
| 2013 | 44 | #797 |
| 2012 | 49 | #741 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 39 | #837 |
| 2009 | 36 | #864 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Nikita in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Nikita, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 117 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959. 31 girls were also named Nikita in 2025 (4,459th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Nikita than any year since 1993.
Half of all the boys named Nikita in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 70% of the babies named Nikita in the US in 1959, and 55% in 2025.
Nikita in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,032 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,691 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,564 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,774 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,811 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,552 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,443 |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,428 |
| 2007 | 88 | #1,713 |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,551 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 88 | #1,514 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,593 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,867 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,868 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,504 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,777 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,618 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,864 |
Names like Nikita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Atharva, Avi, Yuvraj, Krishna, Aviraj, Vihaan, Krishiv, Dhruv, Akiva, Veer, Shivansh
Names related to Nikita
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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, “Nikita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikita, updated 20 October 2026.