Girls' name · since 1981
Nitara
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Nitara, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nitara is the #4007 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 350 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Nitara recorded 350 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #4007 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #14,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,007 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 350 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitara ranks #14,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,007 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 350 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nitara's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nitara compares
350 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nitara's all-time total is 7% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nitara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 350 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nitara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nitara splits its recorded history at 2013: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nitara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nitara by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (151 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Nitara's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nitara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 151 births (43% of all-time use).
Nitara by state
Where Nitara concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 18.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
66 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Nitaras (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nitara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Nitara 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.