Total births
38
Girls' name · since 1965
Nitsa
Nitsa has 38 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11297
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nitsa is the #11297 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 38 recorded since 1965.
Nitsa has 38 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11297 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #11297 among girls today
- 38 born since 1965
- 2020s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nitsa is currently the #11297 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 38 born since 1965, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11297
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Nitsa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11297
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Nitsa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Nitsa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Nitsa compares
38 12th percentile among 17,726 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
Nitsa's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nitsa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nitsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nitsa splits its recorded history at 2023: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nitsa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#11,297
Active since
1965
Nitsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Nitsa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nitsa's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nitsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nitsa? ▼
Nitsa has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11297 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Nitsa most popular? ▼
Nitsa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Nitsa been used? ▼
Records for Nitsa go back to 1965, giving 61 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Nitsa
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nitsa
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Nitya Girl
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Nithya Girl
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Nitza Girl
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Nitara Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nitsa: #11297 Girls' Name - 38 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nitsa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nitsa 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 June 2026.