TheNameDBNikita
M FNikita is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (17% of births). There have been 13,610 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 10,745 as girls and 2,865 as boys. Nikita gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1986 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 66 |
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2021 | 128 |
| 2020 | 110 |
| 2019 | 110 |
| 2018 | 134 |
| 2017 | 129 |
| 2016 | 166 |
| 2015 | 185 |
| 2014 | 180 |
| 2013 | 183 |
| 2012 | 196 |
| 2011 | 217 |
| 2010 | 227 |
| 2009 | 199 |
| 2008 | 223 |
| 2007 | 196 |
| 2006 | 217 |
| 2005 | 189 |
| 2004 | 237 |
| 2003 | 232 |
| 2002 | 282 |
| 2001 | 273 |
| 2000 | 308 |
| 1999 | 367 |
| 1998 | 411 |
| 1997 | 435 |
| 1996 | 193 |
| 1995 | 228 |
| 1994 | 243 |
| 1993 | 290 |
| 1992 | 379 |
| 1991 | 403 |
| 1990 | 375 |
| 1989 | 454 |
| 1988 | 474 |
| 1987 | 706 |
| 1986 | 1,066 |
| 1985 | 191 |
| 1984 | 140 |
| 1983 | 119 |
| 1982 | 113 |
| 1981 | 131 |
| 1980 | 152 |
| 1979 | 154 |
| 1978 | 175 |
| 1977 | 194 |
| 1976 | 178 |
| 1975 | 179 |
| 1974 | 188 |
| 1973 | 161 |
| 1972 | 160 |
| 1971 | 106 |
| 1970 | 74 |
| 1969 | 46 |
| 1968 | 28 |
| 1967 | 42 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1965 | 42 |
| 1964 | 56 |
| 1963 | 45 |
| 1962 | 55 |
| 1961 | 60 |
| 1960 | 81 |
| 1959 | 63 |
| 1958 | 16 |
| 1957 | 13 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5 |