Girls' name · since 2002
Nithila
164 babies named Nithila in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nithila currently ranks #16002 among girls' names in America, with 164 babies recorded since 2002.
Nithila has 164 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16002 as of the latest data, more common than 7% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #21,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,002 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 164 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nithila ranks #21,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 164 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nithila's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nithila compares
164 33rd 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
Nithila's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nithila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nithila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nithila splits its recorded history at 2014: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nithila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nithila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Nithila's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nithila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (55% of all-time use).
Nithila by state
Where Nithila concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.7% |
6 of 164 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nithila's data
- Nithila's decade-level peak was the 2010s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nithilas (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nithila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nithila 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.