MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nitya mean?
Sanskrit nitya describes what is continual or everlasting. Nitya is also a name of Durga, expressing the enduring presence of the goddess.
Pronunciation
IAST: nityā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नित्या
Letter-by-letter: nityā
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
നിത്യ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nitya in Indian usage
5,641 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 2,548 records (45.2%).
- Recorded as male: 3,093 records (54.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 305 |
| 1950s | 513 |
| 1960s | 819 |
| 1970s | 1,031 |
| 1980s | 1,435 |
| 1990s | 1,400 |
| Other decades | 138 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,509 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,379 |
| Delhi | 494 |
| Odisha | 376 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 339 |
| Jharkhand | 280 |
| Haryana | 278 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 275 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 184 |
| Other states | 527 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nitya / F | 10 | 2,605 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nitya; Table_6, C2732 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nitya; Table_6, C2732
- Monier-Williams, nitya, p. 547,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, nityā, p. 547,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: नित्य ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: നിത്യ ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Nithya ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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