How Many People Are Named Nikita?
people named Nikita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 25,769 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,668 babies named Nikita in Social Security records from 1949 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,066 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nikita, 78.9% were girls and 21.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nikita fell from 81.4% in the 1950s to 43.1% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1980s, at 94.3%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nikita alive today is about 31 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nikita first appears in the records in 1949 and was given most often in 1986, to 1,066 babies. In 2025, 56 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1949 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nikita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #250, in 1986. In 2025 it ranked #4,523. Among boys, its best rank was #1,429, in 2008.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,523 | #4,216 |
| Best rank | #250 (1986) | #1,429 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #587 in the 1980s | #1,605 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nikita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nikita were born in California than in any other state: about 1,312 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nikita was given 2.3 times as often in Mississippi, 1.9 times in Washington and 1.7 times in Georgia.
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