US rank #5651 Girls' name Peak 2013 797 births

Nithya — #5651 US girls' name

797 babies named Nithya in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s682000s2712010s3492020s93
#5651
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nithya was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

50 babies were named Nithya in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nithya

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Nithya between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nithya currently holds the #5651 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nithya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nithya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nithya in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nithya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 797 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nithya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

797

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2013

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,651

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nithya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
50
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0102030405060 20242019201420092004199919941981 5

Nithya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
349 births that decade — 44% of Nithya's all-time total
1980s161990s682000s2712010s3492020s93

Nithya by state

Where Nithya concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nithya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
84 10.5%
#2 Texas
48 6.0%
#3 New Jersey
17 2.1%
#4 Virginia
10 1.3%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.6%
California share of Nithya's total US births 10.5%
Even split

84 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nithya?
797 babies have been named Nithya since 1981. It currently ranks #5651 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 50 births.
When was Nithya most popular?
Nithya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Nithya most popular?
The top states for the name Nithya are California (84 births), Texas (48 births), New Jersey (17 births).
How long has the name Nithya been used?
Nithya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nithya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nita, Nitya, Nitza, Nitasha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.