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nih-KEE-tah; nih-kih-tah
Nikita
OriginRussian, Sanskrit
Meaning"victor; house"
GenderGirl
US Rank#882
Top 1000
NB Rank#548
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About Nikita
Variation of Nicole
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,342 | 79 | 44.2 |
| 2015 | #2,100 | 93 | 52.1 |
| 2016 | #2,514 | 72 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | #2,827 | 60 | 34.8 |
| 2018 | #2,992 | 55 | 32.3 |
| 2019 | #3,539 | 44 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #3,375 | 46 | 28.5 |
| 2021 | #3,197 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | #4,176 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | #3,691 | 42 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | #4,431 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2025 | #4,524 | 31 | 19.3 |
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