Girls' name · since 1973
Nitasha
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.
- #15,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 323
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nitasha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 323 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Nitasha recorded 323 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2010.
- #15,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 323 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitasha ranks #15,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 323 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 323
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nitasha's 323 recorded births place it above 78.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nitasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nitasha splits its recorded history at 1987: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nitasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2010
- Peak year (1988)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nitasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Nitasha's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nitasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (56% of all-time use).
Nitasha by state
Where Nitasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
6 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nitasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nitashas (6 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 Nitasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1973–2010 (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 Nitasha 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.