Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2000
Nishitha
Nishitha has 27 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 2000–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Nishitha since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nishitha has 27 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2021.
- 27 total births
- 2000–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Nishitha since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 27
- total births
- 2000–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Nishitha was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nishitha in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Nishitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nishitha's full recorded timeline at 2006, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nishitha at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Nishitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nishitha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nishitha's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nishitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nishitha? ▼
Nishitha has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Nishitha most popular? ▼
Nishitha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Nishitha been used? ▼
Records for Nishitha go back to 2000, giving 22 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Nishitha? ▼
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.
What to do with Nishitha's data
- Nishitha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nishitha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nishitha: Baby Name Since 2000 - 27 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nishitha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nishitha 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 July 2026.