Boys' name · since 2002
Nitai
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Nitai, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
67 babies have been named Nitai since 2002, making it today's #10198 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitai has been recorded 67 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #10198 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #20,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,198 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 67 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitai ranks #20,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,198 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 67 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nitai's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nitai compares
67 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nitai's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nitai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nitai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nitai's full recorded timeline at 2018, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nitai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nitai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Nitai's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nitai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Nitai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nitai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nitai 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.