Name meaning & stats
Nikita
Nikita means “victory” (Ancient Greek origin). 13,668 US babies since 1940, peak 1986.
What it means
“victory”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1986
13,668 US babies were named Nikita between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Nikita (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 90% of the family
- Nikita 90%
- Nikkita 5%
- Niketa 2%
- Nikhita 2%
- Niquita 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1986)