Nikitha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KEE-ta
Nikitha is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikitha come from?
Used by South Indian families, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Nikita
Is Nikitha a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikitha is a girls' name.
How popular is Nikitha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6 girls.
Nikitha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
How popular is Nikitha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Nikitha in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikitha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
Names like Nikitha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Nikitha
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, “Nikitha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikitha, updated 20 October 2026.