How Many People Are Named Nitza?
An estimated 497 people in the United States have the first name Nitza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Nitza peaked in popularity in 2001 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nitza 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 Nitza paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
497
About 1 in 689,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
2001
18 births
Total Registered
547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nitza
Nitza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 547 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nitza as a female name
Ranked #13,085 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2001 (18 births)
Nitza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nitza span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 115 babies were registered. Nitza has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nitza by Decade
How has Nitza 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.
Nitza by State
Nitza + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nitza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nitza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nitza?
We estimate approximately 497 people named Nitza 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 689,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Nitza a common name?
Nitza is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nitza most popular?
Nitza reached peak popularity in 2001, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nitza is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nitza a female name?
Nitza is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nitza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nitza Smith, Nitza Johnson, Nitza 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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