girl's name

Nakita

  • Origin Slovene
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 3,519

Northern Ireland

#472

2005 births

Nakita is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Nakita is a name of Slovene origin.
  • Peaked in 1986, when 269 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1954.

Nakita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

1,190
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nakita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 16
1960s 36
1970s 625
1980s 1,190
1990s 756
2000s 246
2010s 121
2020s (to 2024) 28

How popular is Nakita?

In 2024, Nakita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nakita is used

Northern Ireland #472 3 in 2005
Ireland #779 3 in 2002
Scotland #788 3 in 1991
Canada #2,604 8 in 2019
England & Wales #7,398 3 in 2016
United States #17,482 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nakita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nakita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nakita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nakita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nakita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nakita

How popular is the name Nakita?

In 2024, Nakita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nakita a girl's or a boy's name?

Nakita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nakita most popular?

Nakita peaked in 1986, when 269 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.