Girls' name · since 1981
Nithya
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 822 babies named Nithya, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 822
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
822 babies have been named Nithya since 1981, making it today's #5155 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nithya has been recorded 822 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #5155 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #8,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 822 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nithya ranks #8,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 822 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 822
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nithya's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nithya compares
822 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Nithya's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nithya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 822 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nithya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nithya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nithya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nithya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (349 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nithya's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nithya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s 118
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 349 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nithya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nithya's total volume
Nithya by state
Where Nithya concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 84 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
84 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nithya's data
- Nithya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nithyas (84 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 Nithya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Nithya 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.