Is Nikita a boy or girl name?
Nikita is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 34 boys were named Nikita, so 48.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.9% of the 13,610 US babies named Nikita were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,430
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,431
- Babies named Nikita since 1949
- 13,610
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 1,066 babies
Boys and girls named Nikita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 19 | 83 | 81.4% |
| 1960s | 169 | 318 | 65.3% |
| 1970s | 122 | 1,447 | 92.2% |
| 1980s | 203 | 3,343 | 94.3% |
| 1990s | 372 | 2,952 | 88.8% |
| 2000s | 850 | 1,506 | 63.9% |
| 2010s | 842 | 885 | 51.2% |
| 2020s | 288 | 206 | 41.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | #3,430 | 32 | #4,431 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,356 | 42 | #3,691 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,545 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,951 | 51 | #3,197 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,181 | 46 | #3,375 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,164 | 44 | #3,539 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,895 | 55 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,045 | 60 | #2,827 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,681 | 72 | #2,514 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,701 | 93 | #2,100 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,572 | 79 | #2,342 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,892 | 108 | #1,873 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,782 | 112 | #1,819 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,820 | 138 | #1,586 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,556 | 124 | #1,700 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,449 | 83 | #2,353 |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,429 | 106 | #1,989 |
| 2007 | 88 | #1,717 | 108 | #1,920 |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,558 | 122 | #1,719 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,784 | 115 | #1,728 |
| 2004 | 88 | #1,527 | 149 | #1,402 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,606 | 153 | #1,338 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,604 | 206 | #1,047 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,886 | 214 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,842 | 250 | #884 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,050 | 320 | #711 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,892 | 359 | #643 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,294 | 398 | #583 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,471 | 161 | #1,128 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,162 | 190 | #989 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,246 | 207 | #917 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,849 | 265 | #780 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,158 | 343 | #651 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,334 | 372 | #609 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,004 | 337 | #661 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,982 | 417 | #545 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,826 | 454 | #497 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,521 | 659 | #361 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,904 | 1,034 | #250 |
| 1985 | 29 | #2,001 | 162 | #961 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,403 | 133 | #1,058 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,382 | 110 | #1,187 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,874 | 105 | #1,249 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,979 | 126 | #1,107 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,395 | 143 | #1,018 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,304 | 145 | #987 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,774 | 165 | #886 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,149 | 181 | #831 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,414 | 172 | #809 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,028 | 166 | #821 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,334 | 170 | #797 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,682 | 147 | #877 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,624 | 146 | #876 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,094 | 95 | #1,202 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,597 | 60 | #1,593 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,809 | 35 | #2,162 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,291 | 20 | #2,941 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,957 | 25 | #2,475 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,420 | 20 | #2,818 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,896 | 24 | #2,519 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,648 | 32 | #2,138 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,877 | 26 | #2,404 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,252 | 41 | #1,802 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,809 | 39 | #1,861 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,652 | 56 | #1,478 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,902 | 44 | #1,664 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,054 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,439 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,625 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,292 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,812 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikita reached #1,429 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #250 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 Nikita
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.