Nikita
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From the Russian Ники́та (Nikíta), a male given name, from Ancient Greek Νικήτας (Nikḗtas, “conqueror”) also a male given name (and name of various saints). The Greek word derives from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). Made known in the West by Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Union leader in 1953–1964. It was reanalyzed as a form of Nicholas and taken up as a girls' name first in French and then in English.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Nikita (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Nikita has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2000. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34 | – |
| 1999 | 23 | – |
| 2000 | 40 | – |
| 2001 | 27 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | – |
| 2004 | 31 | – |
| 2005 | 15 | – |
| 2006 | 32 | 2 |
| 2007 | 23 | – |
| 2008 | 25 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | 4 |
| 2010 | 24 | 3 |
| 2011 | 22 | – |
| 2012 | 24 | – |
| 2013 | 23 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 172 | 38 |
| 2000 | 212 | 44 |
| 2001 | 243 | 45 |
| 2002 | 271 | 52 |
| 2003 | 300 | 62 |
| 2004 | 333 | 69 |
| 2005 | 345 | 79 |
| 2006 | 379 | 88 |
| 2007 | 407 | 95 |
| 2008 | 438 | 105 |
| 2009 | 461 | 117 |
| 2010 | 483 | 131 |
| 2011 | 512 | 139 |
| 2012 | 545 | 153 |
| 2013 | 567 | 159 |
| 2014 | 579 | 169 |
| 2015 | 591 | 180 |
| 2016 | 600 | 201 |
| 2017 | 612 | 208 |
| 2018 | 639 | 220 |
| 2019 | 666 | 233 |
| 2020 | 671 | 241 |
Nikita in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nikita.Hi! My name is Nikita.
- Nikita har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Nikita has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Nikita kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Nikita is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Nikitas mamma är lärare.Nikita's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nikitas mamma is Nikita's mum.
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Questions about Nikita
How do you pronounce Nikita in Swedish?
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What does the name Nikita mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From the Russian Ники́та (Nikíta), a male given name, from Ancient Greek Νικήτας (Nikḗtas, “conqueror”) also a male given name (and name of various saints). The Greek word derives from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). Made known in the West by Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Union leader in 1953–1964. It was reanalyzed as a form of Nicholas and taken up as a girls' name first in French and then in English.
How popular is Nikita in Sweden?
9 babies were named Nikita in 2022. In 2020, 912 people in Sweden had Nikita as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2000 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.