Is Nithya a boy or girl name?

Nithya is a girl’s name. Of the 822 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nithya

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Nithya was most popular in 2013, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,561 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 822 people named Nithya.

Nithya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nithya’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nithya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nithya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 822 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nithya

Where Nithya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org