Recorded 1972–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 639 births

Nitin — boys' name

639 babies named Nitin in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s1261990s1202000s2312010s802020s14
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Nitin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

30 babies were named Nitin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nitin

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Nitin between 1972 and 2021, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nitin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nitin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nitin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nitin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nitin 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 639 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.

Nitin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

639

Since 1972

50 years of records

Peak year

2003

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1972

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nitin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1972

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
30
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 202120122006200019941988198219761972 5

Nitin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
231 births that decade — 36% of Nitin's all-time total
1970s681980s1261990s1202000s2312010s802020s14

Nitin by state

Where Nitin concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nitin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 4.2%
#2 Illinois
6 0.9%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Nitin's total US births 4.2%
Even split

27 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nitin?
639 babies have been named Nitin since 1972. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 30 births.
When was Nitin most popular?
Nitin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Nitin most popular?
The top states for the name Nitin are California (27 births), Illinois (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Nitin been used?
Nitin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 50 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nitin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nithin, Nitish, Nitai, Nithilan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2021 (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.