Fun Facts About the Name Nidhi
- More than 1 thousand babies named Nidhi: U.S. records list 1,520 babies given the name Nidhi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nidhi Mean?
Nidhi is a feminine given name used in India, taken directly from the Sanskrit common noun nidhi (निधि), which means "treasure," "hoard," or "store." The noun is built from the prefix ni-, meaning "down" or "in," and the root dhā, "to place" or "put," so its literal sense is something laid down or deposited - a store or treasury. In classical Sanskrit the word covers both a physical treasure and a store of non-material things, such as knowledge. The usual understanding of the name as "wealth" or "a precious thing" grows out of that literal sense rather than being a separate origin.
Nidhi Name History & Origins
The word belongs to Sanskrit, the old literary and religious language of India, where nidhi appears as an ordinary noun for a treasure or stored wealth. In Hindu mythology the navanidhi, or "nine treasures," are the riches of Kubera, the guardian of wealth, and the word also forms compounds such as nidhipati, "lord of treasure."
As a personal name it has been adopted across many Indian language communities - including Hindi-, Marathi-, Gujarati-, Bengali-, Telugu-, Tamil-, and Kannada-speaking regions - following the common Indian practice of giving children auspicious Sanskrit nouns as names. Although the Sanskrit noun itself is grammatically masculine, the modern given name is used mainly for girls. Its sound and spelling are not related to other names that happen to look similar.
How Popular is the Name Nidhi?
Nidhi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,477 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,511 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #6,077 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #7,162 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #6,637 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,511 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #6,840 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,416 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,124 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,900 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #4,211 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #4,050 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,571 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | #3,358 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #3,452 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #3,008 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,557 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #2,988 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2008 | #2,501 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 2007 | #2,477 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 2006 | #2,534 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2005 | #2,478 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 2004 | #2,730 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 2003 | #2,731 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2002 | #2,734 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2001 | #2,624 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2000 | #3,152 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #3,551 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #3,621 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #4,625 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,021 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #4,964 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #6,227 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #7,899 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,920 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #6,166 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #6,368 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #8,529 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,553 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #7,808 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,549 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #8,983 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #8,837 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,816 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,225 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,792 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,195 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #7,123 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #6,755 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #10,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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