US rank #11243 Girls' name Peak 2024 29 births

Nitsa — #11243 US girls' name

29 babies named Nitsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s112020s18
#11243
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Nitsa was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nitsa in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nitsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Nitsa between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nitsa currently holds the #11243 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nitsa performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nitsa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nitsa 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 29 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.

Nitsa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

29

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2024

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,243

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nitsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
8
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
456789 20242023202119671965 6

Nitsa by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
18 births that decade — 62% of Nitsa's all-time total
1960s112020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nitsa?
29 babies have been named Nitsa since 1965. It currently ranks #11243 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Nitsa most popular?
Nitsa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Nitsa been used?
Nitsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nitsa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nita, Nitya, Nithya, Nitza, 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, 1965–2024 (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.