Nickita
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially derived from Russian.
Name Census estimates that about 59 living Americans carry the first name Nickita. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 65.6% of registrations being female. The average person named Nickita today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nickita births was 1988 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nickita. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nickita with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Nickita. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
59
~ 1 in 5,809,396 Americans
Peak year
1988
8 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2011 SSA rank
#13,747
Tracked since 1976
Census
Nickita in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 163 people with the first name Nickita, which placed it at #43,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,340
National first-name rank
People counted
163
163 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nickita
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nickita is White at 47.9%. The next largest groups are Black (38.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nickita described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nickita at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.9% · 78
- Black or African American38.0% · 62
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 11
- Two or more races4.3% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Nickita
Nickita is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 61 total registrations, 21 (34.4%) were male and 40 (65.6%) were female.
Nickita as a male name
- Ranked #13,747 in 2011
- 5 male births in 2011
- Peak: 2008 (6 births)
Nickita as a female name
- Ranked #16,839 in 2000
- 5 female births in 2000
- Peak: 1988 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Nickita on both sides of the split. Of the 167 people counted with this name, 60 were male (35.9%) and 107 were female (64.1%).
Popularity
Nickita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nickita from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 21 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nickita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nickita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nickitas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Nickita
The given name Nickita has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the word "niketes," which means "victor" or "conqueror." The name first emerged during the Byzantine era, around the 5th century AD, and was popular among Greek-speaking communities in the eastern Mediterranean region.
In ancient Greek mythology, Nickita was the name of a minor goddess associated with victory and triumph. The name appears in several ancient Greek texts, including the works of Homer and Hesiod, though its usage was not widespread until the later centuries of the Byzantine Empire.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nickita can be found in the writings of the 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea, who mentioned a military commander named Nickita who served under the emperor Justinian I.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Nickita. One of the most famous was Nickita Stethatos (1005-1090), a renowned Byzantine monk, theologian, and writer who played a significant role in the development of Orthodox Christian theology during the Middle Ages.
Another notable figure was Nickita Khoumenos (c. 1240-1330), a Byzantine scholar and statesman who served as the governor of Thessaloniki and wrote extensively on philosophy, theology, and politics.
During the Renaissance period, Nickita Choniates (c. 1155-1217) was a prominent Byzantine historian and author, known for his detailed accounts of the fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
In more recent times, the Russian revolutionary leader Nickita Khrushchev (1894-1971) was a prominent figure who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.
Nickita Milyukov (1860-1942) was a prominent Russian politician, historian, and leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who played a significant role in the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
People
Nickita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nickita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 59 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nickita going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,809,396 US residents.
Is Nickita a common name?
We classify Nickita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 61 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nickita most popular?
The single biggest year for Nickita was 1988, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nickita is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nickita in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 163 people with the name Nickita, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nickita in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nickita?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Nickita on both sides of the split. Of the 167 people counted with this name, 60 were male (35.9%) and 107 were female (64.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nickita?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nickita is White at 47.9%. The next largest groups are Black (38.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nickita most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nickita in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.9% (78 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nickita in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nickita a female name?
Yes, 65.6% of people registered as Nickita in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nickita still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nickita in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nickita can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Nickita?
Find out how many people have the name Nickita on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.