Nickita
The Story of Nickita
As a girl name
American parents first put Nickita on the record books as a girl name in 1976, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 8 Nickitas were born — ranking #8,391 that year. About 33% of every Nickita on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Nickita last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Nickita on the record books as a boy name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 6 Nickitas were born — ranking #11,037 that year. About 76% of every Nickita on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nickita last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nickita
Nickita is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Nickita's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #8,391. Use the chart and map above to compare Nickita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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