Recorded 1987–2015 Girls' name Peak 2006 135 births

Nishita — girls' name

135 babies named Nishita in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s142000s972010s18
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Nishita was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nishita in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nishita

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Nishita between 1987 and 2015, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nishita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nishita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nishita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nishita 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.

Nishita at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

135

Since 1987

29 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1987

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2015

Nishita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1987

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 201520132008200620042002200019981987 6

Nishita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 72% of Nishita's all-time total
1980s61990s142000s972010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nishita?
135 babies have been named Nishita since 1987. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Nishita most popular?
Nishita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Nishita been used?
Nishita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 29 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Nishita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nisha, Nisa, Nissa, Nissi, 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, 1987–2015 (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.