Nandita — girls' name
245 babies named Nandita in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
56% of everyone ever named Nandita was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Nandita in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nandita
The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Nandita between 1976 and 2022, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nandita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nandita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nandita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nandita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nandita 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 245 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.
Nandita at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nandita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1976
- Peak year (2004)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2022.
245 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 19 births in a single year.
Nandita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 138 births that decade — 56% of Nandita's all-time total
Nandita decade highlights
- Peak decade 138 births
- Runner-up 58 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Nandita's strongest decade
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
Nandita by state
Where Nandita concentrates geographically — total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 245 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nandita? ▼
When was Nandita most popular? ▼
Where is Nandita most popular? ▼
How long has the name Nandita been used? ▼
What names are similar to Nandita? ▼
Keep exploring Nandita
Nearby Names Like Nandita
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nandita
Compare Nandita side by side: Nandita vs Nancy Nandita vs Nannie Nandita vs Nanette
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1976–2022 (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.