Nikita
Nikita is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Nikita are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 32% male / 68% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Russia, Belarus
- US births since 1880
- 2,427 male / 10,435 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nikita
To address Nikita when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nikita," in English, "Guten Tag Nikita," in German. About 32% of people named Nikita are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nikita,
German
Guten Tag Nikita,
French
Bonjour Nikita,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nikita:
Chinese
Nikita您好：
Japanese
Nikita様
English
Hi Nikita,
German
Hi Nikita,
French
Salut Nikita,
Spanish
Hola Nikita,
Chinese
Nikita你好：
Japanese
Nikitaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 19% |
| Russia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
2,427 male · 10,435 female · 12,862 births recorded
Since 1980: 20% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nikita a male or female name?
Nikita is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Nikita are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Nikita in an email?
To address Nikita when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nikita," in English, "Guten Tag Nikita," in German. About 32% of people named Nikita are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Nikita a unisex name?
Nikita is not a unisex name: 32% of people named Nikita are men. Nikita leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nikita a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikita (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nikita,
title = {Is Nikita a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikita},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}