Nika

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Nika is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Russian given name58K records spelled Nika87 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Croatia, Ukraine, Philippines

  Languages: Russian, Croatian, Ukrainian

  Also written Ника, Ніка, Nikka, Nike, Нічка

• English given name30K records spelled Nika24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Germany, Austria

  Languages: English, German, Western Frisian

  Also written Nìka, Níkã, Nikä, Ñîkâ, Ñîkā

• Spanish given name8.9K records spelled Nika12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Niká, Niką, Níkā, Ñìkã, Nikà

• Czech given name2.8K records spelled Nika3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia, United States, Russia

  Languages: Czech, Slovak

  Also written Niká

57 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Nika is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Russian, 12 (25) juillet. Véronique est son équivalent français. Fêtes : 4 février, 13 janvier, 9 juillet.

  as a name·Russian Names

• In German, weibl. Vom., Kurzform von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Provide.

  as a name·The African book of names

• In Russian, "conquest."

  as a word·A Dictionary of Period Russian Names (Wickenden / Goldschmidt 1996)

• In Kurdish, alternative form of niha (“now”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 89 years between 1901–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Nika Ruruab. 1968GEGeorgian politician (1968–2018)
• Nika Futtermanb. 1969USAmerican actress (born 1969)
• Nikolay Tsiskaridzeb. 1973RUnot in their usual nameRussian ballet dancer
• Nika Gilaurib. 1975GEGeorgian politician
• Nika Gvaramiab. 1976GElawyer, media entrepreneur, public figure
• Nika Meliab. 1979GEGeorgian politician (born 1979)
• Nika McGuiganb. 1986IEactress
• Nika Turkovićb. 1995HRCroatian singer
• Nika Daalderopb. 1998NLDutch volleyball player
• Nika Vodanb. 2000SISlovenian ski jumper

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 620 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Nika?

We estimate roughly 43 thousand people bear Nika (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Nika have the most bearers?

We estimate about 23 thousand people bear Nika in Georgia, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled nika.

Where is Nika most common?

Nika is densest in Georgia, where the national register counts about 1 in 173 people carrying it.

How common is Nika compared with other names?

In Georgia, Nika is the 21st most common given name of 34,237 given names recorded there.

Is Nika a male or female name?

Nika is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Nika mean?

Recorded meaning: de niké, victoire. C'est aussi le nom de [а déesse grecque de la Victoire.