Nikita is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.
Nikita is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,524 among girls (31) and #4,217 among boys (25) — overall #5,247 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #4,524 | #4,217 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #4,451 | #3,439 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | #3,696 | #2,357 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | #4,179 | #2,548 |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 | #3,199 | #1,951 |
| 2020 | 110 | 110 | #3,376 | #2,181 |
| 2019 | 110 | 110 | #3,539 | #2,164 |
| 2018 | 134 | 134 | #2,994 | #1,896 |
| 2017 | 129 | 129 | #2,829 | #2,045 |
| 2016 | 166 | 166 | #2,514 | #1,682 |
| 2015 | 185 | 185 | #2,100 | #1,701 |
| 2014 | 180 | 180 | #2,342 | #1,572 |
| 2013 | 183 | 183 | #1,873 | #1,892 |
| 2012 | 196 | 196 | #1,819 | #1,782 |
| 2011 | 218 | 218 | #1,576 | #1,820 |
| 2010 | 227 | 227 | #1,701 | #1,556 |
| 2009 | 200 | 200 | #2,333 | #1,450 |
| 2008 | 223 | 223 | #1,989 | #1,429 |
| 2007 | 196 | 196 | #1,920 | #1,717 |
| 2006 | 217 | 217 | #1,719 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 189 | 189 | #1,728 | #1,784 |
| 2004 | 237 | 237 | #1,402 | #1,527 |
| 2003 | 232 | 232 | #1,338 | #1,606 |
| 2002 | 282 | 282 | #1,047 | #1,604 |
| 2001 | 273 | 273 | #1,008 | #1,886 |
| 2000 | 308 | 308 | #884 | #1,842 |
| 1999 | 367 | 367 | #711 | #2,050 |
| 1998 | 411 | 411 | #643 | #1,892 |
| 1997 | 435 | — | #583 | #2,295 |
| 1996 | 193 | — | #1,128 | #2,471 |
| 1995 | 228 | — | #989 | #2,162 |
| 1994 | 243 | — | #917 | #2,246 |
| 1993 | 290 | — | #780 | #2,849 |
| 1992 | 379 | — | #651 | #2,158 |
| 1991 | 403 | — | #609 | #2,334 |
| 1990 | 375 | — | #661 | #2,005 |
| 1989 | 454 | — | #546 | #1,982 |
| 1988 | 474 | — | #497 | #2,826 |
| 1987 | 706 | — | #361 | #1,521 |
| 1986 | 1,066 | — | #250 | #1,904 |
| 1985 | 191 | — | #961 | #2,001 |
| 1984 | 140 | — | #1,057 | #5,406 |
| 1983 | 119 | — | #1,187 | #4,383 |
| 1982 | 113 | — | #1,249 | #4,874 |
| 1981 | 131 | — | #1,107 | #6,978 |
| 1980 | 152 | — | #1,018 | #4,394 |
| 1979 | 154 | — | #987 | #4,303 |
| 1978 | 175 | — | #886 | #3,776 |
| 1977 | 194 | — | #831 | #3,149 |
| 1976 | 178 | — | #809 | #5,414 |
| 1975 | 179 | — | #821 | #3,028 |
| 1974 | 188 | — | #797 | #2,334 |
| 1973 | 161 | — | #877 | #2,681 |
| 1972 | 159 | — | #876 | #2,775 |
| 1971 | 107 | — | #1,202 | #2,924 |
| 1970 | 74 | — | #1,593 | #2,596 |
| 1969 | 46 | — | #2,163 | #2,808 |
| 1968 | 28 | — | #2,944 | #3,292 |
| 1967 | 42 | — | #2,475 | #1,956 |
| 1966 | 32 | — | #2,818 | #2,420 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #2,518 | #1,896 |
| 1964 | 56 | — | #2,139 | #1,648 |
| 1963 | 45 | — | #2,403 | #1,877 |
| 1962 | 55 | — | #1,802 | #2,251 |
| 1961 | 60 | — | #1,861 | #1,808 |
| 1960 | 81 | — | #1,478 | #1,652 |
| 1959 | 63 | — | #1,664 | #1,903 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #3,054 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,439 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,624 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,291 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,811 | — |