Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nidhi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,520
- 0 boys · 1,520 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,511 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,511 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,088 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nidhi’s family of names
In Hindi usage, Nidhi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of निधि. In Bengali usage, Nidhi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of নিধি.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nidhi
- Nidhi RazdanIndian journalistborn 1978
- Nidhi GoyalIndian comedianborn 1985
- Nidhi SinghIndian Television and film actressborn 1986
- Nidhi ShahIndian actress
- Nidhi EoseewongThai writer (1940–2023)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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