Nitin
Boy · nih-TIN · Sanskrit
Nitin is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “one versed in ethics”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nitin mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit niti 'conduct, ethics'
“one versed in ethics”
- Say it
- nih-TIN
Is Nitin a girl's or a boy's name?
Nitin is a boys' name.
How popular is Nitin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Nitin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Nitin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Nitin in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nitin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
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