Is Nakita a boy or girl name?
Nakita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 3,018 US babies named Nakita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,892
- Babies named Nakita since 1954
- 3,018
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 269 babies
Boys and girls named Nakita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 620 | 99.2% |
| 1980s | 18 | 1,172 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 5 | 751 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 246 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,892 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,862 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,171 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,369 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,379 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,625 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,179 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,931 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,571 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,737 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,915 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,091 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,083 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,421 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,331 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,416 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,014 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,498 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,801 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,334 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,497 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,149 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,470 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,445 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,843 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,521 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,050 | 41 | #2,942 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,610 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,094 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,932 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,535 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,416 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,262 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,130 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,243 | 146 | #1,083 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,695 | 221 | #796 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 269 | #684 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,259 | 79 | #1,546 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,626 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,790 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,981 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,902 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,511 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,382 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,203 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,459 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,029 | 99 | #1,172 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,221 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,985 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,719 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,323 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,970 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,393 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,686 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,837 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,236 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,539 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,028 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,887 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nakita reached #6,029 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #684 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nakita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.