unisex name

Nickita

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 64

Nickita is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 67% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2011 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.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.

Nickita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

21
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nickita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 13
1990s 12
2000s 21
2010s (to 2011) 5

How popular is Nickita?

In 2011, Nickita 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 Nickita is used

England & Wales #4,772 3 in 1996
United States #13,906 5 in 2011

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 Nickita

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

Parents who like Nickita also like

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

Sibling names for Nickita

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

Common questions about Nickita

How popular is the name Nickita?

In 2011, Nickita 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 Nickita a girl's or a boy's name?

Nickita is used for both girls and boys. About 67% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Nickita most popular?

Nickita peaked in 1988, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.