Given name
Nitya
“an eternal beauty”
Nitya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “an eternal beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “an eternal beauty.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nitya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,146
- 10 boys · 1,136 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #3,505 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,505 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,329 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.
Nitya’s family of names
Nitya has a related form in Nithya. Nitya has a related form in Nithyah. Nitya has a related form in Nityah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Nitya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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