Girls' name · since 1996
Niyati
364 babies named Niyati in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niyati is the #11372 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 364 recorded since 1996.
Niyati has 364 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11372 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #14,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,372 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyati ranks #14,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,372 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 364 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niyati's 364 recorded births place it above 80.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Niyati compares
364 49th percentile among 17,297 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
Niyati's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niyati | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niyati's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niyati's full recorded timeline at 2011, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niyati popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Niyati by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Niyati's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Niyati births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (46% of all-time use).
Niyati by state
Where Niyati concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.4% |
19 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Niyati's data
- Niyati's decade-level peak was the 2000s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Niyatis (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niyati: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Niyati 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.