How Many People Are Named Nithya?
An estimated 787 people in the United States have the first name Nithya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Nithya peaked in popularity in 2013 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nithya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nithya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
787
About 1 in 435,520 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
50 births
Total Registered
797
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nithya
Nithya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 797 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nithya as a female name
Ranked #5,725 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (50 births)
Nithya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nithya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 349 babies were registered. Nithya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nithya by Decade
How has Nithya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nithya by State
Birth registrations for Nithya span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in North Carolina, Illinois, Virginia. On average, about 28 Nithyas were registered per state.
Nithya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nithya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nithya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nithya?
We estimate approximately 787 people named Nithya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 435,520 Americans share this first name.
Is Nithya a common name?
Nithya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 797 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nithya most popular?
Nithya reached peak popularity in 2013, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nithya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nithya a female name?
Nithya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nithya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nithya Smith, Nithya Johnson, Nithya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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