Girls' name · since 1996
Niharika
Niharika has 402 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
402 babies have been named Niharika since 1996, making it today's #10451 girls' name.
Niharika has 402 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10451 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #13,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,451 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niharika ranks #13,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,451 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 402 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niharika's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Niharika compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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
Niharika's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niharika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niharika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niharika's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niharika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Niharika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Niharika's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Niharika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (39% of all-time use).
Niharika by state
Where Niharika concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
32 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Niharika's data
- Niharika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niharikas (32 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 Niharika: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Niharika 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.