Girls' name · since 1974
Nilam
Nilam has 76 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
76 girls have been named Nilam since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nilam recorded 76 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1996.
- #30,234 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilam ranks #30,234 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nilam's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nilam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nilam's full recorded timeline at 1989, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nilam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1996
- Peak year (1981)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nilam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Nilam's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nilam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Nilam's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nilam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1974–1996 (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 Nilam 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.