Nikita - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Nikita \n(i)-ki-ta\ is a variant of Nicholas (Greek), and the meaning of Nikita is "victorious people". See also Aniketos.

The baby name Nikita sounds like Nagid. Other similar baby names are Niki, Dakota, Dekota, Nikos, Nikolay, Nikolai, Nikky, Nikki, Nik, Nicola, Nickie, Niko, Nikko and Nata.

Nikita is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Nikita. Compare Nikita with related baby names.