Nitin
Nitin or Nithin is a male first name in India and Nepal.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Nitin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nitin or Nithin is a male first name in India and Nepal.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Telugu
- Kannada
The Story of Nitin
The earliest SSA record of Nitin as a baby boy name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Nitin — #3,119 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Nitins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 639 Nitins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nitin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nitin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nitin
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About the name Nitin
Nitin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 639 births in the dataset. Nitin's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,119. Use the chart and map above to compare Nitin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.