Total births
50
Boys' name · since 1988
Nitesh
Nitesh has 50 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 50
- total births
- 1988–2011
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Nitesh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 50 have been recorded since 1988.
Nitesh has 50 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2011.
- 50 total births
- 1988–2011 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
50 boys have been named Nitesh since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.
- 50
- total births
- 1988–2011
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Nitesh was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
8 babies were named Nitesh in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Nitesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nitesh's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nitesh at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Nitesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2011
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nitesh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nitesh's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nitesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nitesh? ▼
Nitesh has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 8 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Nitesh most popular? ▼
Nitesh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Nitesh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nitesh since 1988 -- 24 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Nitesh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nitin, Nithin, Nitish, Nitai, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Nitesh's data
- Nitesh's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Nitesh
Nearby Names Like Nitesh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nitesh
Nitin Boy
639 births
Nithin Boy
373 births
Nitish Boy
83 births
Nitai Boy
#13197 67 births
Nithilan Boy
52 births
Compare Nitesh side by side: Nitesh vs Nitin Nitesh vs Nithin Nitesh vs Nitish
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1988–2011 (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. "Nitesh: Baby Name Since 1988 - 50 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nitesh. 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 Nitesh 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 June 2026.