Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Nikita is a boy's and girl's baby name of Greek origin, from the Greek Aniketos meaning 'unconquerable' or 'invincible' — from a- ('not') and niketes ('conqueror').
In Russia, Nikita is traditionally masculine — borne by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. In the West, the 1990 French thriller Nikita and its American adaptation made it dramatically feminine. It's a name that carries both warrior strength and cinematic cool across gender lines.