Girls' name · since 1974
Namita
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Namita, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
135 girls have been named Namita since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Namita has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2008.
- #23,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Namita ranks #23,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Namita's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Namita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Namita's full recorded timeline at 1998, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Namita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2008
- Peak year (1998)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Namita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Namita's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Namita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (43% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Namita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Namita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.