Recorded 1983–2011 Girls' name Peak 2002 85 births

Nivedita — girls' name

85 babies named Nivedita in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s122000s622010s6
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Nivedita was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nivedita in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nivedita

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Nivedita between 1983 and 2011, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nivedita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nivedita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nivedita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nivedita 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 85 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.

Nivedita at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

85

Since 1983

29 years of records

Peak year

2002

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1983

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nivedita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1983

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 201120082007200620052004200220012000199919961983 5

Nivedita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 73% of Nivedita's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s622010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nivedita?
85 babies have been named Nivedita since 1983. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 12 births.
When was Nivedita most popular?
Nivedita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nivedita been used?
Nivedita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 29 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nivedita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nivea, Nivia, Niva, Niveah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2011 (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.