Nikita
- Meaning:
- Unconquered
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Nikita
From the Greek aniketos, 'unconquered'. A traditionally male name in Russia and the Slavic east, but read as female in Western Europe — which makes it genuinely unisex here.
Popularity with newborns
Nikita has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
46 people in Croatia are called Nikita, according to the 2021 census. That is #2179 among all the names in Imenko.
Notable people called Nikita
- Nikita Hruščov — Soviet leader
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.