Girls' name · since 1968
Nalini
355 babies named Nalini in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
355 babies have been named Nalini since 1968, making it today's #9597 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalini has been recorded 355 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #9597 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #14,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,597 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nalini ranks #14,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,597 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 355 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nalini's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nalini compares
355 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nalini's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nalini | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nalini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nalini's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nalini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Nalini by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Nalini's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nalini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (28% of all-time use).
Nalini by state
Where Nalini concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
11 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nalini's data
- Nalini's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nalinis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nalini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nalini draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.