Recorded 1973–2010 Girls' name Peak 1988 323 births

Nitasha — girls' name

323 babies named Nitasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s1821990s862010s6
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nitasha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

28 babies were named Nitasha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nitasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Nitasha between 1973 and 2010, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nitasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nitasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nitasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nitasha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nitasha 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 323 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.

Nitasha at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

323

Since 1973

38 years of records

Peak year

1988

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1973

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2010

Nitasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1988)
28
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Nitasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
182 births that decade — 56% of Nitasha's all-time total
1970s491980s1821990s862010s6

Nitasha by state

Where Nitasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nitasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
#2 New York
5 1.5%
California share of Nitasha's total US births 1.9%
Even split

6 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nitasha?
323 babies have been named Nitasha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1988 with 28 births.
When was Nitasha most popular?
Nitasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Nitasha most popular?
The top states for the name Nitasha are California (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nitasha been used?
Nitasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 38 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Nitasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nita, Nitya, Nithya, Nitza, 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, 1973–2010 (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.