Name Legacy

Nikkita

Recorded 1972–2020 · United States

Nikkita was most popular in 1986, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,861 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 798 people named Nikkita.

Most popular in1986
Rank that year#2,861
Births that year64
Total since 1880798
Given to100% girls

Nikkita over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nikkita’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikkita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikkita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 798 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org