Nikita
Boy and boy6 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#232
best rank (2006)
208
babies since 2001
Down 232
10-year rank change
Nikita through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 | - | - |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 | - | - |
| 2022 | 6 | #493 | - | - |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 | 3 | #849 |
| 2020 | 6 | #472 | 4 | #678 |
| 2019 | 5 | #537 | - | - |
| 2018 | 4 | #597 | 3 | #872 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 | 3 | #872 |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 | - | - |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 | 5 | #665 |
| 2014 | 9 | #403 | 6 | #588 |
| 2013 | 12 | #338 | 10 | #428 |
| 2012 | 12 | #336 | 11 | #416 |
| 2011 | 12 | #342 | 12 | #396 |
| 2010 | 13 | #322 | 20 | #267 |
| 2009 | 14 | #303 | 15 | #314 |
| 2008 | 17 | #267 | 14 | #341 |
| 2007 | 14 | #271 | 15 | #296 |
| 2006 | 16 | #232 | 13 | #303 |
| 2005 | 10 | #268 | 24 | #184 |
| 2004 | 8 | #299 | 22 | #186 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 | 14 | #247 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 | 14 | #254 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 | 23 | #173 |
| 2000 | - | - | 24 | #159 |
| 1999 | - | - | 36 | #110 |
| 1998 | - | - | 35 | #107 |
| 1997 | - | - | 36 | #137 |
| 1996 | - | - | 41 | #129 |
| 1995 | - | - | 48 | #113 |
| 1994 | - | - | 29 | #156 |
| 1993 | - | - | 37 | #139 |
| 1992 | - | - | 41 | #133 |
| 1991 | - | - | 34 | #147 |
| 1990 | - | - | 30 | #163 |
| 1989 | - | - | 20 | #203 |
| 1988 | - | - | 12 | #280 |
| 1987 | - | - | 22 | #210 |
| 1986 | - | - | 28 | #179 |
| 1985 | - | - | 15 | #250 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Nikita yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita | 3 | 208 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #341 (2006); 6 babies since 2006.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Nikita is also given to girls: 719 since 1985.