girl's name
Nithya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 857
Nithya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 50 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Nithya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 68 |
| 2000s | 271 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 118 |
How popular is Nithya?
In 2025, Nithya was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nithya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nithya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nithya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nithya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nithya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nithya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nithya
How popular is the name Nithya?
In 2025, Nithya was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nithya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nithya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nithya most popular?
Nithya peaked in 2013, when 50 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nithya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nithya currently ranks #5,136 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.