Given name
Nitsa
“a peaceful woman”
In German use, Nitsa carries the interpretation “a peaceful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Nitsa carries the interpretation “a peaceful woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
Nitsa is used as a form of Irene.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nitsa is a form of Irene. The history of Irene gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Irene is associated with the goddess of peace.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nitsa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,692 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,692 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 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.
Nitsa’s family of names
Nitsa is a form of Irene. Nitsa has a related form in Nitsah. Nitsa has a related form in Nytsa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Elenaequivalent
- Lenaequivalent
- Irenebase name
- Elinaequivalent
- Eleniequivalent
- Lelaequivalent
- Λέναequivalent
- Έλεναequivalent
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