Boys' name · since 1978
Nihar
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 303 babies named Nihar, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nihar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 303 recorded since 1978.
Nihar has 303 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2019.
- #10,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nihar ranks #10,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nihar's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nihar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nihar splits its recorded history at 2005: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nihar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2019
- Peak year (2004)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nihar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (138 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Nihar's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nihar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 138 births (46% of all-time use).
Nihar by state
Where Nihar concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 5.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 4.0% |
16 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nihar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2010s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nihars (16 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 Nihar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1978–2019 (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 Nihar 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.