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.

#22,200 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1988
1990s
peak 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.

  • #22,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitesh ranks #22,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#22,200 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nitesh's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
456789 19881989199119941999200120102011 7

Nitesh by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 40% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #22,200 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 8 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Nitesh sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitesh ranks #22,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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
#12572 373 births
Nitish Boy
83 births
Nitai Boy
#10198 67 births
Nithilan Boy
52 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nitesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2011 (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 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 August 2026.