Recorded 1982–2007 Boys' name Peak 2006 28 births

Nikunj — boys' name

28 babies named Nikunj in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s112000s12
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nikunj was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nikunj in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikunj

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Nikunj between 1982 and 2007, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikunj currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikunj performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nikunj shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikunj in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nikunj at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

28

Since 1982

26 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1982

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2007

Nikunj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1982

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Nikunj by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 43% of Nikunj's all-time total
1980s51990s112000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikunj?
28 babies have been named Nikunj since 1982. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Nikunj most popular?
Nikunj was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Nikunj been used?
Nikunj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 26 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Nikunj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.