Nikita

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A few things about Nikita you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nikita

Nikita Mikhalkov

Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945)

Choose Nikita and your child shares a first name with Nikita Mikhalkov, a Russian film director, writer, producer and actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nikita, like who?” Nikita Mikhalkov's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 51,813 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nikita, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nikita would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNikita first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1986, when it ranked #250. Today it's #4,460, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowNikita was 7.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,262 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 51,813.
• 🍂TrendNikita has slipped 1,122 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,460. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlNikita is given to both boys and girls: 55% of the 56 babies named Nikita in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Russian, Nikita means “victor”.

About the name Nikita

Nikita is a gender-neutral name of Slavic origin meaning “victor”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Nikita for girls from 1949 to 2025, in 72 of those 77 years. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked #250 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,460, with 31 babies. Of the 56 US babies named Nikita in 2025, 55% were girls and 45% were boys.

Origin:Slavic names