Nikhita
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning night, darkness.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nikhita by the numbers
Nikhita was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nikhita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nikitaunconquered; victorious129 in the US (2017)
- Nikkitavictory of the people; variant of nikita5 in the US (2017)
- Nithilanight or darkness16 in the US (2017)
- Nishikanight; darkness4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nikithanight, darkness; variant spelling of nikhita5 in the US (2017)
- Nihira11 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Nikhita, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the night
Like Nikhita, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nikhita
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