MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nikita mean?
Nikita is an international name ultimately related to Greek Niketas, victorious. In India it is established as a feminine name, although the same form has a masculine history in some European languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निकिता
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nikita in Indian usage
29,658 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 29,337 records (98.9%).
- Recorded as male: 321 records (1.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 964 |
| 1980s | 6,112 |
| 1990s | 22,316 |
| Other decades | 266 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,822 |
| Rajasthan | 6,614 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,733 |
| Bihar | 2,880 |
| Haryana | 1,342 |
| Goa | 1,240 |
| Jharkhand | 1,155 |
| Delhi | 1,124 |
| Uttarakhand | 841 |
| Odisha | 764 |
| Karnataka | 461 |
| Punjab | 254 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 252 |
| Assam | 231 |
| Maharashtra | 210 |
| Kerala | 120 |
| Tripura | 108 |
| Chandigarh | 100 |
| Other states | 407 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nikita / M | 11 | 2,133 |
| England & Wales | Nikita / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nikita; Table_6, C2238 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nikita; Table_6, C2238
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nikita; Table_6, C3587 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nikita; Table_6, C3587