Niyati
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,913 for girls
Niyati is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “destiny, fate”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Niyati mean?
Sanskrit
“destiny, fate”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Niyati a girl's or a boy's name?
Niyati is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niyati in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Niyati, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Niyati in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Niyati in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
How popular is Niyati in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Niyati, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Niyati in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niyati in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Niyati
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vaishnavi Avani Saanvi Dhriti Yashvi Sanvi Dhanvi Anaya Tanvi Ishani Kashvi Aadhini
Names related to Niyati
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niyati: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niyati, updated 20 October 2026.