Niti

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning policy, wisdom, strategy.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Niti by the numbers

Niti was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Niti. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nikivictory; diminutive of Nikolai or Nike21 in the US (2017)
  • Nitashining, bright; diminutive of Anita or Sunita12 in the US (2017)
  • Nilimy portion; from the Bible7 in the US (2017)
  • Nivi4 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean wisdom

Like Niti, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
  • Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)

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