Is Nitya a boy or girl name?

Nitya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,146 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Nitya

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Nitya was most popular in 2009, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,902 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,146 people named Nitya.

Nitya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nitya’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nitya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nitya is a girl’s name — 99.1% of the 1,146 Americans given it were girls and 0.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% 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 Nitya

Where Nitya 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