Meaning and history
The name means “always” or “eternal” in Sanskrit and is a transcription of both the feminine form नित्या, an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga, and the masculine form नित्य.
20062006: 57 births, rank #2,978
2007: 55 births, rank #3,125
2008: 50 births, rank #3,316
2009: 57 births, rank #3,000
2010: 36 births, rank #4,107
20112011: 37 births, rank #3,999
2012: 37 births, rank #4,047
2013: 42 births, rank #3,645
2014: 45 births, rank #3,486
2015: 34 births, rank #4,232
20162016: 37 births, rank #3,996
2017: 38 births, rank #3,919
2018: 47 births, rank #3,346
2019: 33 births, rank #4,260
2020: 25 births, rank #5,003
20212021: 26 births, rank #4,964
2022: 31 births, rank #4,472
2023: 37 births, rank #3,984
2024: 52 births, rank #3,081
20252025: 44 births, rank #3,459
In 2025, 44 babies were recorded with the name Nitya, ranking #3,459 among girls.