Recorded 1974–2008 Girls' name Peak 1998 135 births

Namita — girls' name

135 babies named Namita in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s151990s522000s58
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Namita was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Namita in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Namita

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Namita between 1974 and 2008, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Namita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Namita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Namita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Namita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 135 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Namita at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

135

Since 1974

35 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1974

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2008

Namita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1974

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 2008200420011998199319891974 5

Namita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
58 births that decade — 43% of Namita's all-time total
1970s101980s151990s522000s58

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Namita?
135 babies have been named Namita since 1974. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Namita most popular?
Namita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Namita been used?
Namita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 35 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Namita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nami, Namya, Namari, Namiko, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.