The NXT Women's Championship was first introduced on April 5, 2013, at WrestleMania Axxess. On the May 30, 2013 NXT tapings (episode aired on June 5), Stephanie McMahon announced that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental Divas and four Divas from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format. On June 20, 2013, Paige became the first NXT Women's Champion defeating Emma in the tournament finals.
| Champion | Date | Reign | Days |
| Paige | June 20, 2013 | 1 | 308 |
| Vacated | April 24, 2014 | — | — |
| Charlotte | May 29, 2014 | 1 | 258 |
| Sasha Banks | February 11, 2015 | 1 | 192 |
| Bayley | August 22, 2015 | 1 | 223 |
| Asuka | April 1, 2016 | 1 | 510 |
| Vacated | August 24, 2017 | — | — |
| Ember Moon | November 18, 2017 | 1 | 140 |
| Shayna Baszler | April 7, 2018 | 1 | 133 |
| Kairi Sane | August 18, 2018 | 1 | 71 |
| Shayna Baszler | October 28, 2018 | 2 | 416 |
| Rhea Ripley | December 18, 2019 | 1 | 98 or 99 |
| Charlotte Flair | March 25 or 26, 2020 | 2 | 73 |
| Io Shirai | June 7, 2020 | 1 | 1+ |
| Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days recognized by WWE |
| Shayna Baszler | 2 | 548 |
| Asuka | 1 | 522 |
| Charlotte Flair | 2 | 281+ |
| Paige | 1 | 273 |
| Bayley | 1 | 223 |
| Sasha Banks | 1 | 191 |
| Ember Moon | 1 | 139 |
| Rhea Ripley | 1 | 109 |
| Kairi Sane | 1 | 71 |
| Io Shirai | 1 | 1+ |
