Girls' name · since 1951
Nitza
Nitza has 547 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
547 girls have been named Nitza since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitza has been recorded 547 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.
- #11,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 547 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nitza ranks #11,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nitza's 547 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nitza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nitza's full recorded timeline at 1982, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nitza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Nitza by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (115 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Nitza's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Nitza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 115 births (21% of all-time use).
How Nitza 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 Nitza's total volume
Nitza by state
Where Nitza concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 118 | 21.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
118 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nitza's data
- Nitza's decade-level peak was the 1970s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nitzas (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nitza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1951–2023 (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 Nitza 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.