Nitai
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Nitai by the numbers
Nitai was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nitai
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nitai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Natanhe gave; a form of Nathan43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nihalcrescent moon or achieving one's desires31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nakaiinside the middle; a Japanese surname used as given name37 in the US (2017)
- Nizarsmall or diminutive26 in the US (2017)
- Niyamrule or discipline9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niravsilent, quiet, peaceful, still7 in England and Wales (2025)
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