Nikita
Meaning
victorious (male in Russia, worn as unisex in the US)
Nikita in song
Nikita
Elton John (1985)
A Cold War love song sung across the Iron Curtain to a border guard the singer can see but never reach.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nikita peaked in the 1980s.
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Popularity in Brazil
87 people · the #45,476 first name in Brazil · median age 29
Among people named Nikita living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Nikita
Most people given the name Nikita in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Nikita you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Nikita deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Nikita truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Nikita fits with your family’s names and surname.
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