Tools / Baby names / N
Nikita
UnisexMeaning of Nikita: Russian: diminutive of Nikolai, meaning 'victory of the people'
Nikita is a unisex name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2866th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#2866
56 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#3318
7 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
13,668
First recorded 1949 · peak 1986
Trend
falling
Style: uncommon
Popularity over time
Gender split
21% boys · 79% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
More Russian names
Russian · 2 syllables
US #45UK #46
Russian · 2 syllables
US #167UK #274
Russian · 2 syllables
US #210UK #722
Russian · 2 syllables
US #556UK #443
Russian · 2 syllables
US #379UK #315
Russian · 2 syllables
US #393UK #510
Russian · 1 syllable
US #974UK #209
Russian · 2 syllables
US #620UK #776
Russian · 3 syllables
US #688UK #1406
Russian · 3 syllables
US #616UK #1235
Russian · 3 syllables
US #1116UK #1262
Russian · 3 syllables
US #1073UK #2115
Other names starting with N
Hebrew · 1 syllable
US #2UK #2
Greek · 2 syllables
US #21UK #86
Hebrew · 2 syllables
US #65UK #88
Greek · 3 syllables
US #116UK #211
Hebrew · 2 syllables
US #48UK #204
Hebrew · 3 syllables
US #149UK #144
Latin · 3 syllables
US #150UK #301
Latin · 2 syllables
US #44UK #80
Spanish · 2 syllables
US #329UK #160
English · 2 syllables
US #940UK #81
Greek · 3 syllables
US #185UK #343
Greek · 2 syllables
US #178UK #183